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Syphilis

//ˈsɪfɪlɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. uncountable
  2. 2
    a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease.

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