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Webster 1913 Edition

Syphilis

Syph′i-lis

,
Noun.
[NL., fr.
Syphilus
, the name of a shepherd in the Latin poem of Fracastoro, “
Syphilus
, sive Morbus Gallicus,” which was published in 1530; Gr. [GREEK] hog, swine + [GREEK] dear, loving. The term was introduced into nosology by Sauvages.]
(Med.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Syphilis

SYPH'ILIS.

[See Siphilis.]

Definition 2024

Syphilis

Syphilis

See also: syphilis

German

Noun

Syphilis f ‎(genitive Syphilis, no plural)

  1. (medicine) syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease

syphilis

syphilis

See also: Syphilis

English

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Noun

syphilis ‎(uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

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Latin

Etymology

First used in 1530 by Girolamo Fracastoro, from the name of a mythical first sufferer of the disease, Syphilus.

Noun

syphilis f ‎(genitive syphilidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, pathology) syphilis

Synonyms

  • lues, lues venerea, pudendagra, morbus Gallicus, scabiēs Gallica, morbus Neapolitānus, morbus Hispānicus, scabiēs Hispānica, morbus Indicus, morbus Italus, morbus Italicus, lues Hispānica, lues Gallica, lues Neapolitāna

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative syphilis syphilidēs
genitive syphilidis syphilidum
dative syphilidī syphilidibus
accusative syphilidem syphilidēs
ablative syphilide syphilidibus
vocative syphilis syphilidēs

Etymology

From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning "Syphilus", the supposed first sufferer of the disease.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪfɪlɪs/

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