syphilis syphiliphobia • syphilitic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · syphilis · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta). Synonyms: syph, pox, lues venerea, lues. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · syph · · Synonym 1 pox · · Synonym 2 lues venerea · · Synonym 3 lues · · Synonym 4 Characters · · h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 y latin small letter y U+0079