Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to or caused by syphilis: Describes something connected to the sexually transmitted infection syphilis.
   • Infected with syphilis: Describes a person or organism suffering from the disease syphilis.

2. Noun:

   • A person afflicted with syphilis: An individual who is infected with and suffering from the disease syphilis.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient presented with classic syphilitic lesions.
  • The study focused on the syphilitic origin of the neurological symptoms.
• Noun:
  • In the 19th century, many syphilitics were treated with mercury compounds.
  • The hospital ward was dedicated to treating syphilitics.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Historical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, historical, or epidemiological contexts to describe conditions, symptoms, or populations affected by the bacterium .
  • The researcher analyzed syphilitic data from the early 20th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Syphilis (n): The name of the infectious disease itself.
• Syphiloid (adj): Resembling syphilis.
• Syphilology (n): The branch of medicine dealing with syphilis.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Lues-related (archaic), pox-ridden (informal/historical).
• Noun: Syphilis patient, syphilis sufferer.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms using "syphilitic." It is a technical medical term.)

Adjective

1. of or relating to or infected with syphilis
   • syphilitic symptoms

Noun

1. a person suffering from syphilis