syphilis

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

sifilide

lue

malfrancese

sinonimi

pox

lues

syph

lues venerea

chancre

venereal

venereal disease

disease of the Franks

lymphogranuloma

veneral disease

gonorrhea

sexually transmitted disease

smallpox

Traduzioni

syphilis

Syphilis

sífilis

sífilis

agire

σύφιλη

frengi

syfilis

sífilis

vérole

زهري

syphilis

sifiliz

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈsɪfɪlɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.