lues venerea

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lues venerea - a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)lues, pox, syph, syphilissexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactprimary syphilis - the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infectionsecondary syphilis - the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membranetertiary syphilis - the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liverneurosyphilis - syphilis of the central nervous systemchancre - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)