'Lues venerea' definitions:
Definition of 'lues venerea'
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'
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Lues \Lu"es\, n. [L.] (Med.)
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1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic]
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2. syphilis; -- called also Lues venerea.
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Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues.
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Definition of 'Lues venerea'
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Lues \Lu"es\, n. [L.] (Med.)
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1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic]
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2. syphilis; -- called also Lues venerea.
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Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues.
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