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syphilology

British  
/ ˌsɪfɪˈlɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of syphilis

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  • syphilologist noun

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Syphilol′ogist, one versed in syphilology; Syphilol′ogy, the knowledge of syphilis; Syphilō′ma, a syphilitic tumour; Syphilophō′bia, a morbid dread of contracting syphilis.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

SEE     Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.   Modern clinical syphilology.

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