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primary syphilis

noun

Definition of PRIMARY SYPHILIS

:  the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the body
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First Known Use of PRIMARY SYPHILIS

circa 1890
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primary syphilis

noun

Medical Definition of PRIMARY SYPHILIS

:  the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the body

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