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oculosyphilis

oculosyphilis noun: ocular syphilis: the ocular component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the eyes. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.

Noun

oculosyphilis (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Ocular syphilis: the ocular component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the eyes. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.

Origin of oculosyphilis

From oculo- + syphilis.

Questions about oculosyphilis

What does oculosyphilis mean?
Oculosyphilis means ocular syphilis: the ocular component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the eyes. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.
What part of speech is oculosyphilis?
Oculosyphilis is a noun.

Words near oculosyphilis in the dictionary

  1. oculorhinitis
  2. oculorotatory
  3. oculoskeletal
  4. oculospinal
  5. oculosympathetic
  6. oculosyphilis
  7. oculotoxic
  8. oculotropic
  9. oculovestibular
  10. oculozygomatic
  11. oculus

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