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LUES
syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues
(noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Lues
plural of Lue
Anagrams
• LEUs, Luse, slue
Etymology 1
Noun
lues (uncountable)
(dated, medicine) A plague or disease, especially syphilis.
Etymology 2
Verb
lues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lue
Anagrams
• LEUs, Luse, slue
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"es, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)
Definition: Disease, especially of a contagious kind. Lues venerea, syphilis; -- called also simply lues.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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