Meanings
nountertiarism (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablemedicineAll the symptoms of the tertiary stage of syphilis taken collectively.
Origin
From tertiar(y) + -ism. By surface analysis, terti- + -arism.
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tertiarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiarism
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“tertiarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiarism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tertiarism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiarism.
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