Lues venerea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lues venerea
    n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum
         spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can
         be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn:
         {syphilis}, {syph}, {pox}, {lues venerea}, {lues}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lues \Lu"es\, n. [L.] (Med.)
   1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic]
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   2. syphilis; -- called also {Lues venerea}.
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   {Lues venerea}, syphilis; -- called also simply {lues}.
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