Syphilitic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Syphilitic is an adjective meaning (pathology) Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.
Meaning
(pathology) Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.
More Meanings
- (dated) A person with syphilis.
Example Sentences
One can try hunting syphilitic treponemes directly by having skin irregularities […] biopsied and subjected to a silver-staining test.
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.
Word Forms
- syphilitics
Synonyms for syphilitic
Depending on context, synonyms include luetic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aortitis, neurosyphilitic, metasyphilitic, heredosyphilitic, syphilological, psilotic.
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