1. (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

• lues venerea
• pox
• syph
• syphilis

1. (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

• cupid's disease
• cupid's itch
• dose
• sexually transmitted disease
• social disease
• std
• vd
• venereal disease
• venereal infection
• venus's curse

1. (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

• neurosyphilis
• primary syphilis
• secondary syphilis
• tertiary syphilis

1. (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

• syphilitic