syphillis

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A form of syphilis — A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

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Meanings

noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of syphilis.

    The genial, white-haired Malachy also enthralled the audience with grim jokes about how Henry VIII and Randolph Churchill died roaring from syphillis.

    1997 September 13, “The court of Malachy”, in The Irish Times
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Chicago

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