| 单词 | syphilis |
| 释义 | Word Frequency syphilis(ˈsɪfɪlɪs) noun a disease, chiefly transmitted by sexual intercourse, caused by infection with the microorganism Treponema pallidum: characterized by an ulcerating chancre, usually on the genitals and progressing through the lymphatic system to nearly all tissues of the body, producing serious clinical manifestations Derived forms syphilitic (ˌsɪfɪˈlɪtɪk) adjective syphilitically (ˌsyphiˈlitically) adverb syphiloid (ˈsyphiˌloid) adjective Word origin C18: from New Latin Syphilis (sive Morbus Gallicus) 'Syphilis (or the French disease)', title of a poem (1530) by G. Fracastoro, Italianphysician and poet, in which a shepherd Syphilus is portrayed as the first person to have the disease |
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