| lues | <medicine> Disease, especially of a contagious kind. Lues venerea, syphilis; called also simply lues. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| lues venerea | <microbiology> A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. May also be acquired prenatally (foetal infection). (27 Sep 1997) |