syphilitic

[ sif-uh-lit-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.

noun

1. a person affected with syphilis.

Other Words From

• syphi·liti·cal·ly adverb
• anti·syphi·litic adjective noun
• postsyph·i·litic adjective
• pseudo·syphi·litic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syphilitic¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from New Latin syphiliticus, from syphili(s) syphilis + -ticus -tic

Example Sentences

He left as his legacy a syphilitic wife and a cigar smoke-filled mansion at 73rd Street and Riverside Drive.

From The Daily Beast

In syphilitic affections of the spinal cord, if the inflammation is acute death ensues in a few days or weeks.

From Project Gutenberg

Used in severe gouty, rheumatic, neuralgic, and syphilitic pains.

From Project Gutenberg

How would you distinguish epithelioma from syphilitic ulceration, wart, and lupus vulgaris?

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My medical woman student said that it was glaringly obvious that the baby was syphilitic.

From Project Gutenberg

The Louecine Hospital is for the reception of all females suffering with syphilitic diseases.

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