HyperDic: lues

English > 1 sense of the word lues:
NOUNstatelues, syphilis, syph, pox, lues venereaa common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete
English > lues: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages / stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).
Synonymssyphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea
PartschancreA small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
Narrowerneurosyphilissyphilis of the central nervous system
primary syphilisThe first stage / stage
secondary syphilisThe second stage / stage
tertiary syphilisThe third stage / stage
Broadervenereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STDA communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Spanishgálico, lues, lúes, lues venerea, sífilis
Catalanlues, lues venerea, sífilis

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