- syphilis, syph, pox - a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
--1 is a kind of venereal disease, VD, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease
--1 has parts: chancre
--1 has particulars:primary syphilis; secondary syphilis; tertiary syphilis; neurosyphilis - pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
--2 is a kind of contagious disease, contagion
--2 has particulars:smallpox, variola, variola major; chickenpox, varicella; cowpox, vaccinia