Word
Syphilis
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
syph-i-lis
Definition
- n. - 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.
- noun - 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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