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syphilitic

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[sif-uh-lit-ik] / ˌsɪf əˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.

noun

  1. a person affected with syphilis.

Other Word Forms

  • antisyphilitic adjective
  • postsyphilitic adjective
  • pseudosyphilitic adjective
  • syphilitically adverb

Etymology

Origin of syphilitic

First recorded in 1780–90; from New Latin syphiliticus, from syphili(s) syphilis + -ticus -tic

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