luetic

American  

[loo-et-ik] / luˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. syphilitic.

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Other Word Forms

• luetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of luetic

First recorded in 1895–1900; lue(s) + -tic

Example Sentences

Vigorous antiluetic treatment, especially with protiodide of mercury, must precede operation in all luetic cases.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Paresis, locomotor ataxy and paralysis agitans are not, as is usually assumed, due to secondary and tertiary syphilis, but to the mercury administered for the cure of luetic and other diseases.

From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry

Hemoptysis may have its origin from a luetic ulceration.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Prolonged stretching with oversized intubation tubes following excision or cauterization may sometimes be successful, but laryngostomy is usually required to combat the vicious contraction of luetic cicatrices.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

The French physicians sometimes said satirically that overwork of the heart much more than of the head or the hands laid the foundation on which aneurysm developed, for it occurs oftenest on a luetic basis.

From Religion And Health by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)