tertiary syphilis
tertiary syphilis
nounDefinition of TERTIARY SYPHILIS
: the third stage of syphilis that develops after disappearance of the symptoms of secondary syphilis and is marked by ulcers in and gummas under the skin and commonly by involvement of the skeletal, cardiovascular, and nervous systems
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1875
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