primary syphilis

primary syphilis
noun
the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection
Hypernyms: ↑syphilis, ↑syph, ↑pox, ↑lues venerea, ↑lues

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noun
: the first stage of syphilis marked by the development of the chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues and organs of the body

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Pathol.
the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection.
[1900-05]

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primary syphilis,
the first stage of syphilis, indicated by a painless chancre, usually on the genitals.

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  • primary syphilis — noun Date: circa 1890 the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the body …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • primary syphilis — Pathol. the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

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