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syphilis

/'sɪfəlɪs/

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noun
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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lues lues venerea pox syph

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venus's curse cupid's disease cupid's itch dose social disease std vd venereal disease venereal infection sexually transmitted disease

Definition that contains syphilis

neurosyphilis syphilis of the central nervous system
locomotor ataxia syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence
tabes dorsalis syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence