noun (with a spelling typically as 'syphilis', a term for the disease) as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The patient was diagnosed with syphilis.

Definition:The disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum

From syphilis

Example:The treatment for syphilis involves antibiotics.

Definition:The process of managing a disease or disorder to stop its progress or reverse it

From treatment

Example:The patient was treated for a syphilis infection.

Definition:The condition in which the body is invaded by disease-causing organisms or is affected by a pathogen

From infection

Example:Public health programs encourage regular screening for syphilis.

Definition:The examination of a group of people, often for a disease, to identify individuals who may have that disease

From screening

Example:Using a condom is a preventive measure against syphilis.

Definition:Designed or intended to prevent something, especially a disease or damage

From preventive

Example:The healthcare system includes provisions for treating syphilis.

Definition:The activities and services provided to maintain and improve people's health

From healthcare

Example:An important part of syphilis prevention is sexual health education.

Definition:The process of acquiring new knowledge, arts, skills, values, beliefs, and habits

From education

Example:Preventing the transmission of syphilis requires safe sex practices.

Definition:The act of conveying or conveying to another

From transmission

Example:Efforts to eradicate syphilis continue worldwide.

Definition:The act, process, or an instance of eradicating or being eradicated, especially from the earth; abolition or elimination

From eradication

Example:Treponema pallidum is the pathogen responsible for syphilis.

Definition:An organism that causes disease; a disease-causing agent

From pathogen

Example:Early symptoms of syphilis include small, painless sores.

Definition:A sensation or change in the body or mind that is a sign of a particular condition, generally an abnormal one

From symptom