syphilis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem, circa 1530, by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease. Syphilis in the Old World began circa 1495. More in Wikipedia at History of syphilis.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
I saw a film the other day about syphilis. Ugh! It was too awful. I couldn't let a man touch me for a week. Is it true you can get it from kissing?
1972, Jay Presson Allen, Cabaret, spoken by Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syph | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
frambesia · button scurvy · endemic syphilis · bejel · yaws
Deriveds
oculosyphilis · parasyphilis · syphiloid · otosyphilis · syphilitic · antisyphilis · myelosyphilis · syphilize · neurosyphilis · sympathy is between shit and syphilis
Hypernyms
treponematosis · sexually transmitted infection · disease · infectious disease · STD · STI · sexually transmitted disease · venereal disease
Hyponyms
neurosyphilis · otosyphilis · congenital syphilis · oculosyphilis · myelosyphilis
Relateds
Synonyms
French gout · pox · great-pox · French pox · syph · leprosy · cardboard box · lues · Cupid's disease · French disease · ladies' fever · lues venerea · syphilis
Translations (89)
nrf chancre (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ca sífilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · gl morbo gálico (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · hi उपदंश (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ar مَرَض فِرَنْجِيّ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · es gálico (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · he עַגֶּבֶת (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ar زُهَرِيّ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · tyv паш (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · kl syfilisi (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · bo སེ་མོག (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ar اَلاِفْرَنْجِيّ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pa ਆਤਸ਼ਕ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ru си́филис (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ia syphilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pl franca (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · sv syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · it lue (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ko 매독 (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · bg сифилис (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pt sífilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · es sífilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ur آتشک (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · bo རྒྱ་ནད (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ja ジフィリス (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pl lues (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · hu szifilisz (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · sw kaswende (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · sk syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · de Syphilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · mn тэмбүү (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pl kiła (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · haw kaokao (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · gl lúes (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · nl lues (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ru генера́л (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · lv sifiliss (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pl przymiot (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · nl syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ari čeeníwiš (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · mi pākewakewa (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · fi syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · et süüfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · tr sifilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · tr frengi (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · nb syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · fr syphilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · fo fransósir (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · fo syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · kmr agire (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · nn syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · nl harde sjanker (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · vi giang mai (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ja 梅毒 (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · nv cháchʼosh (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ru сифо́н (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · dv ސިފިލިސް (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · yap baaydook (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ga bolgach fhrancach (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · gl sífilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · xal мерәсн (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · kk мерез (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · cs příjice (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · el σύφιλη (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · cs syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · niq takan (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · pl syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · fi kuppa (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ny chindoko (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · niu kafukula (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · eo sifiliso (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · vo süfilid (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · qu wanthi unquy (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · da syfilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · id raja singa (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · cmn 梅毒 (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · gl gálico (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · is sárasótt (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · kl niviarsiapilunneq (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ses masar (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · it sifilide (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ja 唐瘡 (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · mi mate pākewakewa (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ms penyakit raja singa (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · ro sifilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · asb ceȟníbi (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · id sifilis (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · mn ᠲᠡᠮᠪᠦᠦ (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) · id lues (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum)
wikipedia: History of syphilis · wikipedia: Girolamo Fracastoro