SYPHILIZATION

Noun

syphilization (usually uncountable, plural syphilizations)

(obsolete, medicine) inoculation with material from a syphilitic lesion, especially when employed as a preventive measure

infection with syphilis

Source: Wiktionary


Syph`i*li*za"tion, n. (Med.)

Definition: Inoculation with the syphilitic virus, especially when employed as a preventive measure, like vaccination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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