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

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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

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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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