syphilis : Idioms & Phrases


Primary syphilis

  • noun the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection
WordNet
  • (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis, including the period from the development of the original lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms indicative of general constitutional infection.
Webster 1913

Secondary syphilis

  • noun the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane
WordNet
  • (Med.), the second stage of syphilis, including the period from the first development of constitutional symptoms to the time when the bones and the internal organs become involved.
Webster 1913

Tertiary syphilis

  • noun the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver
WordNet
  • (Med.), the third and last stage of syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal organs.
Webster 1913