Syph"i*lis (?), n. [NL., fr.
Syphilus, the name of a shepherd in the Latin poem of
Fracastoro, "Syphilus, sive Morbus Gallicus," which was
published in 1530; Gr. &?; hog, swine + &?; dear, loving. The term was
introduced into nosology by Sauvages.] (Med.) The pox, or
venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious disease, usually
communicated by sexual intercourse or by hereditary transmission, and
occurring in three stages known as primary, secondary,
and tertiary syphilis. See under Primary,
Secondary, and Tertiary.
Syph"i*lis (?), n. [NL., fr.
Syphilus, the name of a shepherd in the Latin poem of
Fracastoro, "Syphilus, sive Morbus Gallicus," which was
published in 1530; Gr. &?; hog, swine + &?; dear, loving. The term was
introduced into nosology by Sauvages.] (Med.) The pox, or
venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious disease, usually
communicated by sexual intercourse or by hereditary transmission, and
occurring in three stages known as primary, secondary,
and tertiary syphilis. See under Primary,
Secondary, and Tertiary.
