syphilitic

syphilitic
Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.
2. noun
One who is infected with syphilis.

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  • Syphilitic — Syph i*lit ic, a. [Cf. F. syphilitique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis. n. A syphilitic patient. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • syphilitic — Relating to, caused by, or suffering from syphilis. SYN: luetic. * * * syph·i·lit·ic .sif ə lit ik adj of, relating to, or infected with syphilis syph·i·lit·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv syphilitic n an individual infected with syphilis …   Medical dictionary

  • syphilitic — syphilis ► NOUN ▪ a sexually transmitted disease, spread by bacteria and progressing if untreated from infection of the genitals to the bones, muscles, and brain. DERIVATIVES syphilitic adjective & noun. ORIGIN Latin, from Syphilus, the subject… …   English terms dictionary

  • syphilitic — I noun a person suffering from syphilis • Hypernyms: ↑sick person, ↑diseased person, ↑sufferer II adjective of or relating to or infected with syphilis syphilitic symptoms …   Useful english dictionary

  • syphilitic hallucinosis —    The term syphilitic hallucinosis is used to denote a hallucinatory state attributable to syphilis. The medical Latin name syphilis comes from the Latin sus (swine), and the Greek philos (friend of). It was introduced in a medical didactic poem …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • Syphilitic aortitis — A pathological state of the aorta associated with the tertiary stage of syphilis infection. SA begins as inflammation of the adventia, including the vessels that supply the aorta itself with blood, the vasa vasorum. As it worsens, the vasa… …   Wikipedia

  • syphilitic endocarditis — endocarditis resulting from extension of syphilitic infection from the aorta …   Medical dictionary

  • syphilitic laryngitis — a chronic form due to syphilitic involvement of the larynx …   Medical dictionary

  • syphilitic node — a swelling on a bone due to syphilitic periostitis …   Medical dictionary

  • syphilitic retinitis — retinitis syphilitica retinitis complicating syphilitic iritis …   Medical dictionary

  • syphilitic — adjective or noun see syphilis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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