tertiary syphilis
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈtɜrʃiˌɛri ˈsɪfɪlɪs/
- Specialized
:
sífilis terciaria
- Symptoms of tertiary syphilis include serious issues with the heart, liver, and nervous system.
Examples
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Patients with tertiary syphilis may experience life-threatening complications if left untreated.
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It was that tertiary syphilis.
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Tertiary syphilis.
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The doctor explained that tertiary syphilis can lead to severe damage to the brain and other organs.
Antonyms
- Specialized
The first stage of syphilis when a painless sore appears at the infection site
- Specialized
Second stage of an infection causing skin and mouth rashes that can spread to others
How Advanced
- Specialized
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9.1
- Specialized
45
4.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the third and most severe stage of syphilis' is directly derivable from combining 'tertiary' (third) with 'syphilis' (the disease), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the third stage of that illness. Clinical specifics about symptoms or severity require medical knowledge, but the core stage-based composition is transparent and cross-linguistically regular.
Etymology
The term tertiary syphilis comes from two parts: tertiary, meaning 'third', and syphilis, the name of the disease taken from a long-ago poem about a man called Syphilus. So tertiary syphilis means the 'third' or late stage of the disease, when it can badly damage internal organs such as the brain and heart.