primary syphilis

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: the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the body

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The first known use of primary syphilis was circa 1890

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primary syphilis

noun

Medical Definition of primary syphilis

: the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the body

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