| syphilitic arteritis |
a late manifestation of syphilis characterized by intimal proliferation and degeneration of the medial coat, usually involving the ascending aorta, aortic arch, and pulmonary artery, which may lead to aneurysm.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| syphilis |
a sexually transmitted disease; initially causes only painless sores on the genitals but can be life-threatening if untreated
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_s.asp
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| syphilis |
A disease-primarily sexually transmitted-resulting from infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum (a bacterium). Syphilis can also be acquired in the uterus during pregnancy.
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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| syphilis |
disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, a spirochete with a relatively small genome and requires a host to survive. First recognized in the 15th century in Europe, it can kill early fetuses or produce congenital deafness in older fetuses.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/S.htm
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| syphilomania |
A mania, with which some persons are affected, so that they subject themselves to antivenereal treatment, under the erroneous impression that they are affected with syphilis. [Dunglison1868]
Ãâó: www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/EnglishS.htm
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