Word

syph, n.
(syphs)

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
<noun.state>

lues lues venerea pox syph syphilis

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

syphilitic

semantic pointers

hypernym

venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD

hyponym

primary syphilis secondary syphilis tertiary syphilis neurosyphilis

part meronym

chancre