SYPHILISMUS 



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SYPHILONYCHIA 



an infectious disease of horses characterized by 

 inflammatory lesions of the genital organs, enlarge- 

 ment of the lymphatic glands, and motor weakness, 

 sometimes going on to complete paralysis of the hind 

 limbs. The disease may be fatal. S., Extra-genital, 

 syphilis in which the first lesion is situated elsewhere 

 than on the genital organs. S., Gonorrheal, a 

 chancre of the urethra producing a discharge resemb- 

 ling that of gonorrhea. S. hereditaria, S., Heredi- 

 tary, S., Inherited, the syphilitic poison can tra- 

 verse the placenta in either direction — as a rule, it 

 is the mother who infects the child. Abortion 

 is frequent, but if a living child is born it will 

 develop symptoms of the inherited disease in 

 from two weeks to three or four months after birth. 

 These symptoms belong in part to the secondary stage, 

 in part are peculiar. A hyperplasia of the connective 

 le of the lung, liver, spleen, and pancreas is a 

 common lesion. In the case of the first-named organ 

 the condition is known as white pneumonia. The 

 spleen and liver may be greatly enlarged. S. ingenita. 

 S., Hereditary. S. innocentium. Synonym of S. 

 ntium. S. insontium, syphilis of the innocent, 

 i. e., syphilis acquired in an innocent manner, or non- 

 venereal syphilis. S. insontium sine coitu, non- 

 venereal syphilis acquired otherwise than by sexual 

 intercourse. S., Intra-uterine, syphilis acquired 

 during intra-uterine existence. It is generally con- 

 sidered as a form of hereditary syphilis. S. invete- 

 rata. Synonym of S., Tertiary. S., Latent, syph- 

 ilis in which the symptoms are in abeyance. S., 

 Malignant, syphilis characterized by very destructive 

 lesions, especially by gummata that appear early and 

 degenerate rapidly. S., Marital, syphilis acquired 

 in lawful wedlock. S. modificata. Synonym of 

 Syphiloid. S., Non-venereal. Synonym of S. 

 insontium. S. occulta, syphilis appearing in persons 

 who give no history of primary or secondary lesions. 

 S., ceconomica, a form of syphilis insontium, in which 

 the disease is acquired through eating and drinking or 

 other household utensils, or by incidental contact with 

 syphilitic persons (Bulkley). S. pandemica, syphilis 

 which has extended widely after the manner of 

 other contagious diseases. It may appear in an 

 epidemic or an endemic form. In the former, the 

 disease spreads with great rapidity and affects 

 many persons ; in the latter, it spreads more slowly 

 and limits itself to a tribe or nation for a long time 

 kley). S. pravorum, syphilis acquired in 

 illegitimate sexual intercourse. S., Primary, syph- 

 ilis during the period intervening between the appear- 

 ance of the chancre and that of the secondary phenom- 

 ena. S., Secondary, syphilis during the period in 

 which the secondary phenomena are present. See 

 Syphilis. S. sine coitu, syphilis not acquired by 

 sexual contact. S. sporadica, syphilis insontium oc- 

 curring in an isolated or sporadic manner (Bulkley). 

 S. technica, syphilis acquired in following one's 

 occupation, as by physicians, midwives, nurses. S., 

 Tertiary. See Syphilis. S. universalis, syphilis 

 affecting the entire body. S., Vaccination, syphilis 

 acquired at the time of vaccination by the use of 

 vaccine-lymph from «a syphilitic subject, or subse- 

 quently by the inoculation of the wound. S., Ven- 

 ereal, syphilis acquired in illegitimate sexual inter- 

 course. S., Visceral, syphilis of the viscera — the 

 lesions are either inflammatory or in the form of 



, gummata. 



: Syphilismus (sif-il-iz'-mus). Synonym of Syphilis. 

 Syphilitic (sif-il-if -ic) [syphilis, syphilis]. Pertaining 



' ^ to or affected with syphilis. 

 Syphilization (si/il-iz-a'-shun) [syphilis, syphilis]. In- 



oculation with the pus of a chancre. The term is also 

 used to express a sort of immunity against fresh inocu- 

 lation of syphilis, from the fact of previous inocula- 

 tion. 



Syphilized (si/'-il-izd) [syphilis, syphilis]. Affected 

 with hereditary syphilis. 



Syphiloderma (sif-il-o- der'-mah~) [syphilis, syphilis; 

 Se/jua, skin]. Dermatosyphilis ; Syphilis cutanea; a 

 term including the various manifestations upon the skin 

 due to syphilis. The early lesions are manifold, of a 

 reddish-brown, coppery colorand leave pigment-stains ; 

 they are symmetric, polymorphous, show a tendency 

 to circular grouping, seldom itch or cause subjective 

 symptoms, and develop slowly. The tertiary rashes are 

 always ulcerative and result from the breaking down 

 of gummata ; they occur on any part of the body, are 

 unsymmetrically distributed, extend centrifugally while 

 healing in the center and leave flat, white scars. They 

 are usually seen on the palms and soles. S. circina- 

 tum, circulate, orbicular, or annular syphilid ; lepra 

 syphilitica ; a form of squamous syphilitic skin-eruption 

 of the secondary period. It occurs during the first year 

 of the disease and may be quite early. The favorite 

 positions' are the nape and other parts of the neck, fore- 

 head, and around the chin and mouth. It occurs in cir- 

 cles from half an inch to an inch in diameter, which may 

 form gyrate figures with clear centers and sharply de- 

 fined, distinctly raised borders, with some scales. S., 

 Papulo-squamosum, nummular syphilid ; squamous 

 syphilid; syphilitic psoriasis ; a papular skin-eruption 

 seen at any period of the first, and occasionally in the 

 second year of syphilis, followed by desquamation, 

 the scales ranging in size from a quarter to three-quarters 

 of an inch in diameter. They are usually scanty and 

 dirtv-looking, but maybe abundant and silvery. The 

 lesions are seen all over the body, and may persist for 

 months. 



Syphilodermia (si/il-o-der' -me-ah). Same as Syphilo- 

 derma. 



Syphilographer (sif-il-og'-ra-fer) [syphilis, syphilis ; 

 ■ypaqieiv, to write]. One who writes on syphilis. 



Syphilography (si/- il - og*- ra -fe) [syphilis, syphilis ; 

 ■yp&tetv, to write]. A descriptive treatise on syphilis, 

 its forms, distribution, etc. 



Syphiloid (si/'-il-oid) [syphilis, syphilis ; eJJoc, resem- 

 blance]. An endemic disease of Lithuania, Poland, 

 and other regions, and which is probably identical with 

 syphilis. Also known as Syphilis modificata. S., 

 Canadian, a disease which in some respects resembled 

 syphilis, and prevailed in Canada during part of the 

 eighteenth century. S. of Courland, a disease ob- 

 served at Courland, Russia, having many of the 

 symptoms of syphilis. S., Hessian, a form of dis- 

 ease resembling syphilis, at one time prevalent in 

 Hesse. S., Jutland, a disease resembling syphilis 

 observed in Jutland, Denmark. 



Syphilolepis (si/-il-ol'-ep-is) [syphilis, syphilis ; /.e-ic, 

 scale]. A scaly or furfuraceous eruption of syphilitic 

 origin. 



Syphilology (si/-il-ol f -o-je) [syphilis, syphilis ; /.oyoc, 

 science]. The sum of knowledge regarding the 

 origin, nature, and treatment of syphilis. 



Syphiloma (si/- il- o'- mah) [syphilis, syphilis ; ofia, 

 tumor : //. , Syphiloma ta~\ . A gummatous tumor of 

 syphilitic origin. 



Syphilomania (si/-il-o-ma'-ne-aK) [syphilis, syphilis; 

 uavia, mania]. The inclination to attribute diseases to 

 syphilis. The morbid belief in the presence of syphilis. 



Syphilomatous (sif - il - o' - mat - us) [syphilis, syphilis; 

 bua, tumor]. Pertaining to syphiloma. 



Syphilonychia (si/-il-o-nik'-e-aK) [syphilis, syphilis, 

 6w£, nail]. An onychia of syphilitic origin. S. 



