- syph
- noun Date: circa 1914 slang syphilis
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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syph — syph; syph·i·lid; syph·i·lis; syph·i·li·za·tion; syph·i·lize; syph·i·lo·derm; syph·i·log·ra·pher; syph·i·log·ra·phy; syph·i·loid; syph·i·lo·log·ic; syph·i·lol·o·gist; syph·i·lol·o·gy; syph·i·lo·ma; syph·i·lo·phobe; syph·i·lo·phobia;… … English syllables
Syph — die; u. der; s: (Jargon) Kurzform von ↑Syphilis … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Syph — Sỵph, die; u. der; s (salopp): kurz für ↑ Syphilis. * * * Syph, in der Umgangssprache benutzte Abkürzungsform für Syphilis. * * * Sỵph, die u. der; s (salopp): Kurzf. von ↑ … Universal-Lexikon
syph|i|lide — «SIHF uh lihd», noun. a syphilitic skin eruption … Useful english dictionary
syph|i|lis — «SIHF uh lihs», noun. a sexually transmitted disease that attacks the skin, internal organs, and finally the bones, brain, and spinal cord; lues; pox. Syphilis is caused by a spirochete. ╂[< New Latin syphilis, apparently < Syphilis, sive… … Useful english dictionary
syph|i|lit|ic — «SIHF uh LIHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or caused by syphilis: »syphilitic lesions. 2. affected with syphilis. –n. a person who has syphilis … Useful english dictionary
syph|i|loid — «SIHF uh loyd», adjective. characteristic of syphilis … Useful english dictionary
syph|i|lol|o|gist — «SIHF uh LOL uh jihst», noun. a specialist in syphilology … Useful english dictionary
syph|i|lol|o|gy — «SIHF uh LOL uh jee», noun. the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis … Useful english dictionary
syph|i|lous — «SIHF uh luhs», adjective. = syphilitic. (Cf. ↑syphilitic) … Useful english dictionary
