lues venerea
- noun
- /luːɛs vɪˈnɪəriə/
- Archaic
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lues venérea
- Congenital lues venerea can result in serious complications for newborns if left untreated.
Examples
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The physician recognized the symptoms as those of lues venerea, common in the late 19th century.
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Historical medical records make frequent references to patients suffering from lues venerea.
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The term lues venerea was commonly used in the 19th century.
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Doctors studied lues venerea to understand its effects on health.
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Congenital lues venerea can result in serious complications for newborns if left untreated.
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Historical medical records make frequent references to patients suffering from lues venerea.
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The physician recognized the symptoms as those of lues venerea, a disease prevalent in the late 19th century.
Synonyms
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An infection you can catch by sex, caused by bacteria, that can harm you and your baby if not treated
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A disease spread by sexual contact
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An infection you can catch during sex that can cause serious health problems
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A disease people get through sex
A serious disease spread by sex that causes long-term health problems
An old name for syphilis, an infection spread by sex
An infection caught during sex, especially syphilis
Surface Forms
Morphology
lues + venerea
The phrase is compositional: 'lues' denotes a disease (syphilis) and 'venerea' corresponds to 'venereal' (relating to sexual transmission), so the overall meaning ('venereal disease / syphilis') is directly derivable from the parts. Although the form is archaic/Latin, a learner who knows the constituent meanings would readily infer the intended medical sense.
Etymology
The term lues venerea comes from Latin and literally means 'disease of love': lues was an old word for a deadly sickness and venerea refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love. That's why doctors used lues venerea to name syphilis, a disease spread by sexual contact.