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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum. uncountable

Synonyms

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَجَل (bajal).

Related phrases

treponema pallidum

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