primary syphilis

Definitions of primary syphilis
  1. noun
    the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection
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    lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis
    a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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