Synonyms for syphilis
ˈsɪf ə lɪssyphilis

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1. syphilisnoun

   Synonyms:
   great-pox

2. syphilisnoun

   A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

   Synonyms:
   great-pox

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1. syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, luesnoun

   a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

   Synonyms:
   syph, lues venerea, lues, pox

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. syphilis

   Synonyms:
   Malum venereum

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1. Amesh Adalja:

   I don't think we have enough information at this point to completely classify it. I think there's some suggestions, but there's more study that needs to be done, there are other infections -- for example, syphilis -- that spread through other ways other than sexual transmission.

2. John Brooks:

   In some cases, it has produced anal or genital lesions that look like other diseases like herpes or chickenpox or syphilis.

3. Andrew Amato-Gauci:

   The increases in syphilis infections that we see across Europe ... are a result of several factors, such as people having sex without condoms and multiple sexual partners, combined with a reduced fear of acquiring HIV.

4. Courtesy Danae Johnson This story:

   A lot of times, these pregnant moms who may potentially have syphilis, that is the only point of contact. That is our only time we can actually diagnose them, test them and treat them.

5. Hayley Mark:

   Syphilis is a continuing trend among men who have sex with men, and it's really a crisis in this group, one thing that is very new in this report is the increase in syphilis among women.