| Syphilis (syphilis) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Syph"i*lis |
| [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 Sauvag |
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.
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