English noun: syphilis |
1. | syphilis (state) 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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| Synonyms | lues, lues venerea, pox, syph |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | neurosyphilis, primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis |
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| Part holonym | chancre |
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