syphilis

Significat (Anglès)

A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

Conceptes

sífilis

lues

Sinònims

pox

lues

syph

lues venerea

chancre

venereal

venereal disease

disease of the Franks

lymphogranuloma

veneral disease

gonorrhea

sexually transmitted disease

smallpox

Traduccions

syphilis

Syphilis

sifilide

sífilis

sífilis

agire

lue

σύφιλη

syfilis

frengi

vérole

زهري

syphilis

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɪfɪlɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.