Definitions for: Syphilis

[n] a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

Webster (1913) Definition: Syph"i*lis, n. [NL., fr. Syphilus, the name of a
shepherd in the Latin poem of Fracastoro, ``Syphilus, sive
Morbus Gallicus,'' which was published in 1530; Gr. ? hog,
swine + ? dear, loving. The term was introduced into nosology
by Sauvages.] (Med.)
The pox, or venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious
disease, usually communicated by sexual intercourse or by
hereditary transmission, and occurring in three stages known
as primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis. See under
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.

Synonyms: pox, syph

See Also: chancre, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, neurosyphilis, primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, tertiary syphilis, VD, venereal disease, Venus's curse

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