lues

[ loo-eez ]

nounPathology.

Origin of lues

1
1625–35; <New Latin, special use of Latin luēs plague, contagion

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British Dictionary definitions for lues

lues

/ (ˈluːiːz) /


nounplural lues rare
  1. any venereal disease

  2. a pestilence

Origin of lues

1
C17: from New Latin, from Latin: calamity

Derived forms of lues

  • luetic (luːˈɛtɪk), adjective
  • luetically, adverb

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