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luetic

American  
[loo-et-ik] / luˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.
  1. syphilitic.


Other Word Forms

  • luetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of luetic

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

Example Sentences

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I happen to have read that luetic diagnosis, myself.

From Success A Novel by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

Lues.—Active and persistent antiluetic medication must precede and accompany any local treatment of luetic laryngeal stenosis.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Vigorous antiluetic treatment, especially with protiodide of mercury, must precede operation in all luetic cases.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Actinomycosis must be excluded, and the possibility of mixed luetic and tuberculous lesions is to be kept in mind.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

The treatment of luetic esophagitis is systemic, not local.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier