syphilis
See also: Syphilis
English
Alternative forms
- syph (slang)
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/
Noun
syphilis (uncountable)
- (medicine) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Synonyms
- great-pox (obsolete), French disease, French pox (archaic), lues/lues venerea
Derived terms
Translations
sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum
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Interlingua
Latin
Etymology
First used in 1530 by Girolamo Fracastoro, from the name of a mythical first sufferer of the disease, Syphilus.
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | syphilis | syphilidēs |
| Genitive | syphilidis | syphilidum |
| Dative | syphilidī | syphilidibus |
| Accusative | syphilidem | syphilidēs |
| Ablative | syphilide | syphilidibus |
| Vocative | syphilis | syphilidēs |
Synonyms
- luēs, luēs venerea, pudendagra, morbus Gallicus, scabiēs Gallica, morbus Neapolītānus, morbus Hispānicus, scabiēs Hispānica, morbus Indicus, morbus Ītalus, morbus Ītalicus, luēs Hispānica, luēs Gallica, luēs Neapolītāna
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