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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Mohandas Gandhi