English > syph: 1 sense > noun 1, stateMeaning | 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, pox, lues venerea, lues |
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Parts | chancre | A small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis) |
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Narrower | neurosyphilis | syphilis of the central nervous system |
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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 |
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Spanish | gálico, lues, lúes, lues venerea, sífilis |
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Catalan | lues, lues venerea, sífilis |
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