DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
syphilis
/'sɪfəlɪs/ · sɪfəlɪs
Syphilis has 3 syllables: syph · i · lis.
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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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