syphilis

[sif-uh-lis] / ˈsɪf ə lɪs /

NOUN

sexually transmitted disease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome gonorrhea herpes the clap venereal disease

WEAK

HIV SIDA STD VD chancroid chlamydia clap crab louse crabs genital herpes genital warts herpes simplex scabies social disease tabes dorsalis

NOUN

venereal disease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gonorrhea herpes pox

WEAK

STD VD crabs sexually-transmitted disease social disease the clap

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Corresponding to the absence of contractility in the lymphocytes it is also observed that in inflammatory processes in contradistinction to the polynuclear neutro-and oxyphils, the lymphocytes are not able to pass through the vessel wall.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

syphilis

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