noun
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑syphilitic (for: ↑syphilis)
• Hypernyms:
↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid's itch, ↑Cupid's disease, ↑Venus's curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmitted disease, ↑STD
• Hyponyms: ↑primary syphilis, ↑secondary syphilis, ↑tertiary syphilis, ↑neurosyphilis
• Part Meronyms: ↑chancre
Useful english dictionary. 2012.