luetic

American  

[loo-et-ik] / luˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. syphilitic.

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Other Word Forms

• luetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of luetic

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

Example Sentences

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

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.

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

Prolonged treatment is required for the cure of established luetic cicatricial stenosis.

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

Paresis, locomotor ataxy and paralysis agitans are not, as is usually assumed, due to secondary and tertiary syphilis, but to the mercury administered for the cure of luetic and other diseases.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry

Varices or unsuspected luetic, malignant, or tuberculous lesions may be found to be the cause.

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