Etymology

syphilographer

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Today it means: A doctor who writes a scientific description of syphilis; an expert in treating syphilis. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French syphilographe
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The story

  1. French · derived fromsyphilographe
  2. English todaysyphilographer

After archaic French syphilographe (now syphiligraphe).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A doctor who writes a scientific description of syphilis; an expert in treating syphilis.

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