Syphilis
31syphilis — syph•i•lis [[t]ˈsɪf ə lɪs[/t]] n. pat a chronic infectious disease caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usu. venereal in origin but often congenital, affecting almost any body organ, esp. the genitals, skin, brain, and nervous tissue •… …
32SYPHILIS — s. f. T. de Médec. La maladie vénérienne. Les symptômes de la syphilis …
33syphilis — (sif ī lis) See venereal syphilis …
34Syphilis — Venereal disease which became a major health problem in every part of Europe from the 1490s. The name comes from a poem published in 1530 by the physician Girolamo Fracastoro describing the illness and cure of a shepherd affected by the… …
35Syphilis — Sy|phi|lis 〈f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Med.〉 aufgrund ihrer sehr spät auftretenden Folgen besonders gefährliche Geschlechtskrankheit; Syn. Lues [Etym.: nach dem Schäfer Syphilus in Fracastoros Gedicht »Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus« (1530)] …
36Syphilis — Sy̲|philis [nach dem Titel eines lat. Lehrgedichts des 16.SyphilisJh.s, in dem die Geschichte eines an Syphilis erkrankten Hirten namens Syphilus erzählt wird] w; : gefährlichste Geschlechtskrankheit, die durch ↑Treponema pallidum hervorgerufen… …
37syphilis — [[t]sɪ̱fɪlɪs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Syphilis is a serious disease which is passed on through sexual intercourse …
38syphilis — noun a sexually transmitted bacterial disease, progressing if untreated from infection of the genitals via the skin and mucous membranes to the bones, muscles, and brain. Derivatives syphilitic adjective &noun Origin C18: mod. L., from Syphilis,… …
39syphilis — Kaokao, waikūlono ako ako a. See ihu ole, venereal disease. Secondary syphilis, puhi kaokao …
40syphilis — n. a contagious venereal disease progressing from infection of the genitals via the skin and mucous membrane to the bones, muscles, and brain. Derivatives: syphilitic adj. syphilize v.tr. (also ise). syphiloid adj. Etymology: mod.L f. title… …
