| English noun: lues | 
| 1. | lues (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 venerea, pox, syph, syphilis | 
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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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