lues (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lues*:
NOUN	state	lues, syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea	a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete

English > *lues*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages / stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).
Synonyms	syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea
Parts	chancre	A small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
Narrower	neurosyphilis	syphilis of the central nervous system
	primary syphilis	The first stage / stage
	secondary syphilis	The second stage / stage
	tertiary syphilis	The third stage / stage
Broader	venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD	A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Spanish	gálico, lues, lúes, lues venerea, sífilis
Catalan	lues, lues venerea, sífilis

HyperDic: lues