anti-syphilitic

syph·i·lit·ic

[sif-uh-lit-ik]
adjective
1.
pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.
noun
2.
a person affected with syphilis.

Origin:
1780–90; < Neo-Latin syphiliticus, equivalent to syphili(s) syphilis + -ticus -tic

syph·i·lit·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective, noun
post·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective
pseu·do·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective
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syphilis (ˈsɪfɪlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a venereal disease 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
 
[C18: from New Latin Syphilis (sive Morbus Gallicus) ``Syphilis (or the French disease)'', title of a poem (1530) by G. Fracastoro, Italian physician and poet, in which a shepherd Syphilus is portrayed as the first victim of the disease]
 
syphilitic
 
adj
 
syphi'litically
 
adv
 
'syphiloid
 
adj

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syphilitic syph·i·lit·ic (sĭf'ə-lĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or affected with syphilis. n.
A person with syphilis.

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