| NOUN | state | lues venerea, syphilis, syph, pox, lues | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete |
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| Meaning | A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages / stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta). | |
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| Synonyms | syphilis, syph, pox, lues | |
| 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 | |
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