Associations to the word «Lues»
Wiktionary
LUES, noun. (dated) (medicine) A plague or disease, especially syphilis.
LUES VENEREA, noun. (archaic) syphilis
Dictionary definition
LUES, noun. A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta).
Wise words
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the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
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