Definition of syphilis in English:

syphilis

noun ˈsɪfɪlɪsˈsɪf(ə)ləs

mass noun

A chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse, but also congenitally by infection of a developing fetus.
梅毒
This is caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum. The infection progresses in four successive stages: primary syphilis, characterized by a chancre in the part infected; secondary syphilis, affecting chiefly the skin, lymph nodes, and mucous membranes; tertiary syphilis, involving the spread of tumour-like lesions (gummas) throughout the body, frequently damaging the cardiovascular and central nervous systems; quaternary syphilis neurosyphilis
Example sentencesExamples
- Other less common but serious infections are also checked for, including HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
- Although smaller in number, incidences of gonorrhea and genital warts rose, while there was a fall in cases of herpes and syphilis.
- Late syphilis develops about ten years after first infection.
- Lesions in the testis can be due to tuberculosis, syphilis, or malignancy and require urgent ultrasound examination.
- A single injection of penicillin can cure syphilis if the woman has had the infection for less than one year.
- At the turn of the century syphilis and hepatitis were also on the increase.
- Earlier treatment of HIV and syphilis decreases the risk of transmission to the fetus.
- There was also an increase in other sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and chlamydia.
- In this stage, you have no signs of syphilis, but blood tests show that you are still infected.
- Primary and secondary stage syphilis is highly infectious.
- We did not identify any new cases of HIV infection or syphilis.
- Screening tests for herpes simplex virus and syphilis were negative.
- One tended to forget that syphilis is a chronic infection and that the patient can be debilitated.
- His other main interest was syphilis and he studied corneal changes in congenital syphilis.
- The bacteria can also be passed through the placenta during pregnancy, this is known as congenital syphilis.
- In the second stage of syphilis, infected individuals get a rash in the mouth, the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
- Gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis are also serious health hazards that can be avoided by people practising safer sex.
- I know someone who had contracted syphilis and is trying to conceive, but with difficulty.
- Other less common causes of non-diabetic retinopathy include infections such as tuberculosis and syphilis.
- He never married, and it is possible that as a young man he contracted syphilis during a single sexual encounter with a prostitute.

Derivatives

syphilitic

adjective sɪfɪˈlɪtɪkˌsɪf(ə)ˈlɪdɪk

Relating to, characteristic of, or suffering from syphilis.
a man with open syphilitic sores on his body
Example sentencesExamples
- It was used as a device to cover syphilitic pustules and gonorrhoeal warts in the genital area.
- Syphilis is passed from person to person by direct contact with a syphilitic ulcer.
- Other sites include stasis ulcers, decubitus ulcers, granuloma inguinale, syphilitic lesions, and smallpox vaccination scars.

syphilize

verb -lʌɪz

Origin

Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus, the title of a Latin poem (1530), from the name of the character Syphilus, the supposed first sufferer of the disease.

Definition of syphilis in US English:

syphilis

nounˈsɪf(ə)ləsˈsif(ə)ləs

A chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse, but also congenitally by infection of a developing fetus.
梅毒
This is caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The infection progresses in four successive stages: primary syphilis, characterized by a chancre in the part infected; secondary syphilis, affecting chiefly the skin, lymph nodes, and mucous membranes; tertiary syphilis, involving the spread of tumorlike lesions (gummas) throughout the body, frequently damaging the cardiovascular and central nervous systems; quaternary syphilis neurosyphilis
Example sentencesExamples
- A single injection of penicillin can cure syphilis if the woman has had the infection for less than one year.
- We did not identify any new cases of HIV infection or syphilis.
- The bacteria can also be passed through the placenta during pregnancy, this is known as congenital syphilis.
- Earlier treatment of HIV and syphilis decreases the risk of transmission to the fetus.
- Screening tests for herpes simplex virus and syphilis were negative.
- In this stage, you have no signs of syphilis, but blood tests show that you are still infected.
- There was also an increase in other sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and chlamydia.
- Although smaller in number, incidences of gonorrhea and genital warts rose, while there was a fall in cases of herpes and syphilis.
- Other less common but serious infections are also checked for, including HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
- Primary and secondary stage syphilis is highly infectious.
- Lesions in the testis can be due to tuberculosis, syphilis, or malignancy and require urgent ultrasound examination.
- Late syphilis develops about ten years after first infection.
- Other less common causes of non-diabetic retinopathy include infections such as tuberculosis and syphilis.
- In the second stage of syphilis, infected individuals get a rash in the mouth, the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
- His other main interest was syphilis and he studied corneal changes in congenital syphilis.
- He never married, and it is possible that as a young man he contracted syphilis during a single sexual encounter with a prostitute.
- Gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis are also serious health hazards that can be avoided by people practising safer sex.
- One tended to forget that syphilis is a chronic infection and that the patient can be debilitated.
- At the turn of the century syphilis and hepatitis were also on the increase.
- I know someone who had contracted syphilis and is trying to conceive, but with difficulty.

Origin

Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus, the title of a Latin poem (1530), from the name of the character Syphilus, the supposed first sufferer of the disease.

单词	syphilis
释义	Definition of syphilis in English: syphilis noun ˈsɪfɪlɪsˈsɪf(ə)ləs mass noun A chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse, but also congenitally by infection of a developing fetus. 梅毒 This is caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum. The infection progresses in four successive stages: primary syphilis, characterized by a chancre in the part infected; secondary syphilis, affecting chiefly the skin, lymph nodes, and mucous membranes; tertiary syphilis, involving the spread of tumour-like lesions (gummas) throughout the body, frequently damaging the cardiovascular and central nervous systems; quaternary syphilis neurosyphilis Example sentencesExamples Other less common but serious infections are also checked for, including HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. Although smaller in number, incidences of gonorrhea and genital warts rose, while there was a fall in cases of herpes and syphilis. Late syphilis develops about ten years after first infection. Lesions in the testis can be due to tuberculosis, syphilis, or malignancy and require urgent ultrasound examination. A single injection of penicillin can cure syphilis if the woman has had the infection for less than one year. At the turn of the century syphilis and hepatitis were also on the increase. Earlier treatment of HIV and syphilis decreases the risk of transmission to the fetus. There was also an increase in other sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and chlamydia. In this stage, you have no signs of syphilis, but blood tests show that you are still infected. Primary and secondary stage syphilis is highly infectious. We did not identify any new cases of HIV infection or syphilis. Screening tests for herpes simplex virus and syphilis were negative. One tended to forget that syphilis is a chronic infection and that the patient can be debilitated. His other main interest was syphilis and he studied corneal changes in congenital syphilis. The bacteria can also be passed through the placenta during pregnancy, this is known as congenital syphilis. In the second stage of syphilis, infected individuals get a rash in the mouth, the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. Gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis are also serious health hazards that can be avoided by people practising safer sex. I know someone who had contracted syphilis and is trying to conceive, but with difficulty. Other less common causes of non-diabetic retinopathy include infections such as tuberculosis and syphilis. He never married, and it is possible that as a young man he contracted syphilis during a single sexual encounter with a prostitute. Derivatives syphilitic adjective sɪfɪˈlɪtɪkˌsɪf(ə)ˈlɪdɪk Relating to, characteristic of, or suffering from syphilis. a man with open syphilitic sores on his body Example sentencesExamples It was used as a device to cover syphilitic pustules and gonorrhoeal warts in the genital area. Syphilis is passed from person to person by direct contact with a syphilitic ulcer. Other sites include stasis ulcers, decubitus ulcers, granuloma inguinale, syphilitic lesions, and smallpox vaccination scars. syphilize verb -lʌɪz Origin Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus, the title of a Latin poem (1530), from the name of the character Syphilus, the supposed first sufferer of the disease. Definition of syphilis in US English: syphilis nounˈsɪf(ə)ləsˈsif(ə)ləs A chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse, but also congenitally by infection of a developing fetus. 梅毒 This is caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The infection progresses in four successive stages: primary syphilis, characterized by a chancre in the part infected; secondary syphilis, affecting chiefly the skin, lymph nodes, and mucous membranes; tertiary syphilis, involving the spread of tumorlike lesions (gummas) throughout the body, frequently damaging the cardiovascular and central nervous systems; quaternary syphilis neurosyphilis Example sentencesExamples A single injection of penicillin can cure syphilis if the woman has had the infection for less than one year. We did not identify any new cases of HIV infection or syphilis. The bacteria can also be passed through the placenta during pregnancy, this is known as congenital syphilis. Earlier treatment of HIV and syphilis decreases the risk of transmission to the fetus. Screening tests for herpes simplex virus and syphilis were negative. In this stage, you have no signs of syphilis, but blood tests show that you are still infected. There was also an increase in other sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis and chlamydia. Although smaller in number, incidences of gonorrhea and genital warts rose, while there was a fall in cases of herpes and syphilis. Other less common but serious infections are also checked for, including HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B. Primary and secondary stage syphilis is highly infectious. Lesions in the testis can be due to tuberculosis, syphilis, or malignancy and require urgent ultrasound examination. Late syphilis develops about ten years after first infection. Other less common causes of non-diabetic retinopathy include infections such as tuberculosis and syphilis. In the second stage of syphilis, infected individuals get a rash in the mouth, the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. His other main interest was syphilis and he studied corneal changes in congenital syphilis. He never married, and it is possible that as a young man he contracted syphilis during a single sexual encounter with a prostitute. Gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis are also serious health hazards that can be avoided by people practising safer sex. One tended to forget that syphilis is a chronic infection and that the patient can be debilitated. At the turn of the century syphilis and hepatitis were also on the increase. I know someone who had contracted syphilis and is trying to conceive, but with difficulty. Origin Early 18th century: modern Latin, from Syphilis, sive Morbus Gallicus, the title of a Latin poem (1530), from the name of the character Syphilus, the supposed first sufferer of the disease.
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