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neurosyphilis

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13 lettersPart of speech nounSorted ehiilnoprssuyStarts with NEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. syphilis of the central nervous system

Word origin

From neuro- + syphilis.

Used in a sentence

  • The progression of syphilis to neurosyphilis usually takes 30 to 40 years, but in a "coinfected person" it can occur in six to nine months.
  • Even more recently, The Times Literary Supplement, sifting through Hardy’s ashes, ran a story suggesting that his first wife may have suffered from quaternary neurosyphilis — contracted from him.

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