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
• lues venerea
• 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)

• neurosyphilis
• primary syphilis
• secondary syphilis
• tertiary syphilis

2. (noun) a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

• chickenpox
• varicella
• cowpox
• vaccinia
• smallpox
• variola
• variola major

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

2. (noun) a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

• contagion
• contagious disease

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