'Lues venerea' definitions:

Definition of 'lues venerea'

From: WordNet
noun
A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn: syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues]

Definition of 'Lues venerea'

From: GCIDE
  • Lues \Lu"es\, n. [L.] (Med.)
  • 1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. syphilis; -- called also Lues venerea. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lues venerea'

From: GCIDE
  • Lues \Lu"es\, n. [L.] (Med.)
  • 1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. syphilis; -- called also Lues venerea. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues. [1913 Webster]