syphilis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

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

syphilis > pronunciation
Sounds	sih'fahlihs
Rhymes	abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...

English > *syphilis*: 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	syph, pox, 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
Adjectives	syphilitic	of or relating to or infected with syphilis

HyperDic: syphilis