Lues

  • 21Lues — Lu̱es [aus lat. lues = Seuche, Pest, ansteckende Krankheit] w; : = Syphilis (Abk.: L) …

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  • 22Lues — Lu|es die; <aus lat. lues, Gen. luis »Seuche, Pest, ansteckende Krankheit«, eigtl. »eine sich ausbreitende unsaubere Flüssigkeit«, zu luere »waschen; (be)spülen«> Syphilis (Med.) …

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  • 23lues — [ l(j)u:i:z] (also lues venerea vɪ nɪərɪə) noun dated syphilis. Derivatives luetic l(j)u: ɛtɪk adjective Origin C17: from L., lit. plague ; venerea from L. venereus (see venereal) …

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  • 24lues — lu•es [[t]ˈlu iz[/t]] n. pat syphilis • Etymology: 1625–35; < NL luēs, L: plague, contagion lu•et′ic ˈɛt ɪk adj …

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  • 25lues — n. (in full lues venerea) syphilis. Derivatives: luetic adj. Etymology: L …

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  • 26Lues venerea — Lues Lu es, n. [L.] (Med.) 1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. syphilis; called also {Lues venerea}. [1913 Webster +PJC] {Lues venerea}, syphilis; called also simply {lues}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Lues venerea — Lues Lu es, n. [L.] (Med.) 1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. syphilis; called also {Lues venerea}. [1913 Webster +PJC] {Lues venerea}, syphilis; called also simply {lues}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Lues (syphilis) — Lues (pronounced Lou ease) is an old name for syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that has been around for centuries and is caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete, a worm like spiral shaped organism… …

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  • 29Lues venerea — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A50 Syphilis connata A51 Frühsyphilis A52 Spätsyphilis …

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  • 30lues venerea — noun a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) • Syn: ↑syphilis, ↑syph, ↑pox, ↑lues • Derivationally related forms:… …

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