Look up: Syphilis

1. syphilis
   [n] - a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete
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2. syphilis
   Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacterium (spirochete) Treponema pallidum. Untreated, it runs its course in three stages over many years, often starting with a painless...
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3. Syphilis
   a sexually transmitted disease; initially causes only painless sores on the genitals but can be life-threatening if untreated
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4. Syphilis
   This used to account for the majority of queries I receive (about 40 per cent), so I have decided to give a detailed description - It occurs in two forms namely - Endemic syphilis - Venereal syphilis i.e. syphilis spread by sexual intercourse - Some people will find it embarrassing or shameful to discover that an ancestor died from a sexual disease …
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5. Syphilis
   Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This worm-like, spiral-shaped organism infects people by burrowing into the moist mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals. From there, the spirochete produces a non-painful ulcer know...
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6. syphilis
   a contagious veneral disease affecting primarily the skin or mucous membrane of the genitalia,later involved any organ and tissue and following a prolonged course,with intermissions and recrudescences,over many years Category: Medicine
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7. Syphilis
   Syph'i·lis noun [ New Latin , from Syphilus , the name of a shepherd in the Latin poem of Fracastoro, ' Syphilus , sive Morbus Gallicus,' which was published in 1530; Greek ... hog, swine + ... dear, loving. The term was introduced into nosol...
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8. syphilis
   <microbiology> A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. May also be acquired prenatally (foetal infection). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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9. syphilis
   syph noun a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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10. syphilis
    (sif´ĭ-lis) a contagious, usually sexually transmitted disease that leads to many structural and cutaneous lesions; it is caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum. A congenital type can be acquired by a fetus in utero from the mother.
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11. Syphilis
    • (n.) 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.
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12. syphilis
    systemic disease that is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is usually a sexually transmitted disease, but it is ... [30 related articles]
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13. Syphilis
    An infectious bacterial disease that is transmitted through sexual contact or other infected bodily fluids. An individual will notice the first symptoms appear apporximately 12 to 30 days after coming in contact with the disease, The microorganisms can cross the placenta and infect the developing fe...
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14. syphilis
    syphilis (sif'ulis) , contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum (described by Fritz Schaudinn and Erich Hoffmann in 1905). Syphilis was not widely recognized until an epidemic in Europe at the end of the 15th cent. Some medical historians have proposed t...
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15. Syphilis
    Syphilis is a venereal disease (VD, STD) due to the micro-organism Treponema Pallidum. It is usually transmitted by sexual contact with an infected person, but may also be transmitted by contact with an infected person through cuts or scratches in the skin, making medical staff particularly at risk ...
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16. syphilis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sif′i-lis Definitions: 1. An acute and chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and transmitted by direct contact, usually through sexual intercourse. After an incubation period of 12-30 days, the first symptom is a chancre, followed by sl...
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17. syphilis
    Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacterium (spirochete) Treponema pallidum. Untreated, it runs its course in three stages over many years, often starting with a painless hard sore, or chancre, developing within a month on the area of infection (usually the genitals). The second stage, months later, is ...
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18. Syphilis
    A venereal disease caused by spirochete. Acquired infection is transmitted by sexual contact. Congenital infection comes from a mother who has been infected during or shortly before pregnancy.
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19. Syphilis
    Syphilis is a contagious, sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The spirochete enters through the skin or mucous membranes, on which the primary manifestations are seen.
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20. syphilis
    A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial infection that produces an ulcer on the genitals and can have potentially serious effects if untreated.
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21. Syphilis
    - | ICD9 = - | ICDO = | OMIM = | DiseasesDB = 29054 | MedlinePlus = 001327 | eMedicineSubj = med | eMedicineTopic = 2224 | eMedicine_mult = | MeshID = D013587 | --> `Syphilis` is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacteria Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum
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