syphilitic

[ sif-uh-lit-ik ]

/ ˌsɪf əˈlɪt ɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.

noun

a person affected with syphilis.

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Origin of syphilitic

1780–90; <New Latin syphiliticus, equivalent to syphili(s) syphilis + -ticus-tic

OTHER WORDS FROM syphilitic

syph·i·lit·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective, nounpost·syph·i·lit·ic, adjectivepseu·do·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective

Words nearby syphilitic

syntype, Syon House, syph, sypher, syphilis, syphilitic, syphiloid, syphilology, syphiloma, syphon, syr

How to use syphilitic in a sentence

He left as his legacy a syphilitic wife and a cigar smoke-filled mansion at 73rd Street and Riverside Drive.
What the Richest Men in the World Don't Know|Barbara Goldsmith|January 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In syphilitic affections of the spinal cord, if the inflammation is acute death ensues in a few days or weeks.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Used in severe gouty, rheumatic, neuralgic, and syphilitic pains.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
How would you distinguish epithelioma from syphilitic ulceration, wart, and lupus vulgaris?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

My medical woman student said that it was glaringly obvious that the baby was syphilitic.
Radiant Motherhood|Marie Carmichael Stopes
The Louecine Hospital is for the reception of all females suffering with syphilitic diseases.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil|David W. Bartlett