| NOUN | state | pox, syphilis, syph, lues venerea, lues | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete |
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| state | pox | a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks |
| Sounds | paa'ks | |
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| Rhymes | boondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks... | |
| 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, lues venerea, 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 | |
| Meaning | A contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks. | |
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| Narrower | chickenpox, varicella | An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus |
| cowpox, vaccinia | A viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder | |
| smallpox, variola, variola major | A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars | |
| Broader | contagious disease, contagion | Any disease easily transmitted by contact |
| Catalan | buba | |
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