tertiary syphilis

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. the third stage of syphilis, characterized by involvement of the internal organs, especially the brain, spinal cord, heart, and liver.

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Etymology

Origin of tertiary syphilis

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Manet’s last years were wracked with pain as he suffered the debilitating effects of the tertiary syphilis he certainly knew would kill him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2019

By the time Nietzsche lost his wits, tertiary syphilis had undergone a transmutation, infecting the brain and causing paralysis alongside mental disintegration.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013

He died of tertiary syphilis, which he may have inherited from his eminently respectable father, who wanted him to do something more respectable than painting.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Metropolitan, the urbane, formal mastery of Manet When Edouard Manet died of tertiary syphilis in 1883 at the age of 51, Emile Zola and Claude Monet helped carry his coffin to the grave.

From Time Magazine Archive

In cases of tertiary syphilis in which the nose is destroyed, it will be noticed that the bones have suffered most, while in lupus the destruction of tissue involves chiefly the soft parts.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis