Syphilis (Noun)
Meaning
A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- Sexually Transmitted Disease
- Social Disease
- Dose
- VD
- Cupid's Itch
- Venus's Curse
- STD
- Cupid's Disease
- Venereal Infection