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n. Syphilis.

n. A plague or disease, especially syphilis.

n. Disease, especially of a contagious kind.

n. syphilis; -- called also Lues venerea.

n. A plague or pestilence: used with adjectives to designate various specific or contagious affections.

n. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

"To follow the course of his life is to understand a critical time of evolution in the rare-book world, when va lues skyrocketed, the super-wealthy built grand collections, and then the more fortunate institutions became their beneficiaries."

venereal disease    cupid's itch    social disease    venereal infection    cupid's disease    STD    sexually transmitted disease    VD    venus's curse    dose   

lues venerea   

lues venerea   

neurosyphilis    tertiary syphilis    secondary syphilis    primary syphilis   

luetic   

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