Noun: syphilis si-fu-lis
- (medicine) a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum
"Syphilis is known as 'the great imitator' due to its varied symptoms";
- syph [informal], pox, lues venerea, lues
Derived forms: syphilises
Type of: Cupid's disease [archaic], Cupid's itch [archaic], dose [informal], sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse
Encyclopedia: Syphilis, cardiovascular