Syphilitic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A person with syphilis.
"It was a syphilitic who lived alone in the shanty between the hole and the railroad yard, coming up to the street only to beg money for food and disinfectant with which to soak his rags."
2
a person suffering from syphilis wordnet

Adjective

1
Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis. not-comparable
"One can try hunting syphilitic treponemes directly by having skin irregularities […] biopsied and subjected to a silver-staining test."

Adjective

1
of or relating to or infected with syphilis wordnet

Synonyms

allergic anemic apoplectic arthritic bilious cancerous

Example

"One can try hunting syphilitic treponemes directly by having skin irregularities […] biopsied and subjected to a silver-staining test."

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