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Synonyms for syphilis


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sif-uh-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪf ə lɪs

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Définition of syphilis

Origin :
  • 1718, Modern Latin, originally from the title of a poem, "Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus" "Syphilis, or the French Disease," 1530, by Veronese doctor Girolamo Fracastoro (1483-1553), which tells the tale of the shepherd Syphilus, supposed to be the first sufferer from the disease. Fracastoro first used the word as a generic term for the disease in 1546 treatise "De Contagione." Why he chose the name is unknown; it may be intended as Latin for "Pig-lover," though there was also a Sipylus, a son of Niobe, in Ovid.
  • As in sexually transmitted disease : noun disease given through sexual relations
  • As in venereal disease : noun disease communicable through sex
Example sentences :
  • Syphilis, or the "Pox," is an infectious, germ blood disease.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • Syphilis attacks the blood vessels and the lymphatic glands.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • Syphilis is also wholly preventable, which is not true of tuberculosis at present.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) » by Various
  • Is it reasonable to deny that Mercury is of particular use in Syphilis?
  • Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
  • Does Alcohol prevent the drunkard from contracting Syphilis?
  • Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
  • Syphilis is a disease that is contagious, inoculable, and transmissible by heredity.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
  • Syphilis is not an etiological factor in any of these groups.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • The literature of Syphilis Insontium is extremely extensive.
  • Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
  • Syphilis has a remarkable history, about which it is worth while to say a few words.
  • Extract from : « The Third Great Plague » by John H. Stokes
  • Syphilis may affect the mental development of children in various ways.
  • Extract from : « The Third Great Plague » by John H. Stokes
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