primary syphilis

noun

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for primary syphilis

• neurosyphilis

Medical Definition

primary syphilis

noun

: 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