Synonyms for syphilis
ˈsɪf ə lɪssyphilis

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1. syphilisnoun

   Synonyms:
   great-pox

2. syphilisnoun

   A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

   Synonyms:
   great-pox

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1. syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, luesnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   syph, lues venerea, lues, pox

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. syphilis

   Synonyms:
   Malum venereum

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1. Courtesy Danae Johnson This story:

   A lot of times, these pregnant moms who may potentially have syphilis, that is the only point of contact. That is our only time we can actually diagnose them, test them and treat them.

2. John Brooks:

   In some cases, it has produced anal or genital lesions that look like other diseases like herpes or chickenpox or syphilis.

3. Karl Kraus:

   Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

4. Amesh Adalja:

   I don't think we have enough information at this point to completely classify it. I think there's some suggestions, but there's more study that needs to be done, there are other infections -- for example, syphilis -- that spread through other ways other than sexual transmission.

5. Leandro Mena:

   The most important thing to remember is that congenital syphilis is 100% preventable, in many ways, it is the result of our failure to prevent syphilis among women of reproductive age and their partners.