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Synonyms for syphilis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sif-uh-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪf ə lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for syphilis
Définition of syphilis
Origin :- 1718, Modern Latin, originally from the title of a poem, "Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus" "Syphilis, or the French Disease," 1530, by Veronese doctor Girolamo Fracastoro (1483-1553), which tells the tale of the shepherd Syphilus, supposed to be the first sufferer from the disease. Fracastoro first used the word as a generic term for the disease in 1546 treatise "De Contagione." Why he chose the name is unknown; it may be intended as Latin for "Pig-lover," though there was also a Sipylus, a son of Niobe, in Ovid.
- As in sexually transmitted disease : noun disease given through sexual relations
- As in venereal disease : noun disease communicable through sex
- Syphilis, or the "Pox," is an infectious, germ blood disease.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Syphilis attacks the blood vessels and the lymphatic glands.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Syphilis is also wholly preventable, which is not true of tuberculosis at present.
- Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) » by Various
- Is it reasonable to deny that Mercury is of particular use in Syphilis?
- Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
- Does Alcohol prevent the drunkard from contracting Syphilis?
- Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland
- Syphilis is a disease that is contagious, inoculable, and transmissible by heredity.
- Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley
- Syphilis is not an etiological factor in any of these groups.
- Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
- The literature of Syphilis Insontium is extremely extensive.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
- Syphilis has a remarkable history, about which it is worth while to say a few words.
- Extract from : « The Third Great Plague » by John H. Stokes
- Syphilis may affect the mental development of children in various ways.
- Extract from : « The Third Great Plague » by John H. Stokes
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