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. 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.

3. 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.

4. John Brooks:

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

5. Amesh Adalja:

   There are other infections -- for example, syphilis -- that spread through other ways other than sexual transmission.