lues

lu·es  (lz)

n. pl. lues

Syphilis.

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[New Latin lus, from Latin, plague; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu·etic (-tk) adj.

lu·eti·cal·ly adv.

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Noun

1.

lues - a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact primary syphilis - the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection secondary syphilis - the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane tertiary syphilis - the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver neurosyphilis - syphilis of the central nervous system chancre - a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)