syph

syph
/sif/, n. Slang.
syphilis (often prec. by the).
[by shortening]

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  • Syph — die; u. der; s: (Jargon) Kurzform von ↑Syphilis …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Syph — Sỵph, die; u. der; s (salopp): kurz für ↑ Syphilis. * * * Syph,   in der Umgangssprache benutzte Abkürzungsform für Syphilis. * * * Sỵph, die u. der; s (salopp): Kurzf. von ↑ …   Universal-Lexikon

  • syph|i|lide — «SIHF uh lihd», noun. a syphilitic skin eruption …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph|i|lis — «SIHF uh lihs», noun. a sexually transmitted disease that attacks the skin, internal organs, and finally the bones, brain, and spinal cord; lues; pox. Syphilis is caused by a spirochete. ╂[< New Latin syphilis, apparently < Syphilis, sive… …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph|i|lit|ic — «SIHF uh LIHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or caused by syphilis: »syphilitic lesions. 2. affected with syphilis. –n. a person who has syphilis …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph|i|loid — «SIHF uh loyd», adjective. characteristic of syphilis …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph|i|lol|o|gist — «SIHF uh LOL uh jihst», noun. a specialist in syphilology …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph|i|lol|o|gy — «SIHF uh LOL uh jee», noun. the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph|i|lous — «SIHF uh luhs», adjective. = syphilitic. (Cf. ↑syphilitic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • syph — noun Date: circa 1914 slang syphilis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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