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syphilis

/sif-uh-lis/US // ˈsɪf ə lɪs //UK // (ˈsɪfɪlɪs) //

梅毒,梅花

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : a chronic infectious disease, caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum, usually venereal in origin but often congenital, and affecting almost any organ or tissue in the body, especially the genitals, skin, mucous membranes, aorta, brain, liver, bones, and nerves.

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Examples

  • Syphilis is very common in the hill country in the north-east of the province.

  • Syphilis has, of course, been extensively introduced among all the tribes.

  • Some depend on a contagious virus, communicable from one person to another, as Syphilis.

  • The second order contains those that are used in the several forms of Syphilis.

  • We are seldom able by such means to reduce the size of a tumour, unless it depends on a blood-disorder, as Syphilis or Scrofula.