luetic

[ loo-et-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. syphilitic.

Other Words From

• lu·eti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of luetic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; lue(s) + -tic

Example Sentences

In a series observed by Fournier, 28 per centum of the cases caused by paternal infections died and 37 per centum showed the luetic taint; in the cases caused by maternal infection 60 per centum died, and 84 per centum had syphilitic lesions; in the mixed heredity, that is when both the father and mother were luetic, 68.5 per centum died and 92 per centum were born syphilitic.

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The French physicians sometimes said satirically that overwork of the heart much more than of the head or the hands laid the foundation on which aneurysm developed, for it occurs oftenest on a luetic basis.

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The inherited paralysis on a luetic basis is accepted there as a tragic element of human fate.

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Prolonged stretching with oversized intubation tubes following excision or cauterization may sometimes be successful, but laryngostomy is usually required to combat the vicious contraction of luetic cicatrices.

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Luetic ulcers commonly show a surrounding inflammatory areola, and they usually have thickened elevated edges, generally free from granulation tissue, with a pasty center not bleeding readily when sponged.

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