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syphilization

syphilization noun: inoculation with material from a syphilitic lesion, especially when employed as a preventive measure.

Noun

syphilization (usually uncountable, plural syphilizations)

  1. (obsolete, usually) inoculation with material from a syphilitic lesion, especially when employed as a preventive measure
  2. (usually) infection with syphilis

Forms of syphilization

pluralsyphilizations

Questions about syphilization

What does syphilization mean?
Syphilization means inoculation with material from a syphilitic lesion, especially when employed as a preventive measure.
What part of speech is syphilization?
Syphilization is a noun.
What is the plural of syphilization?
The plural of syphilization is syphilizations.

Words near syphilization in the dictionary

  1. syphilises
  2. syphilising
  3. syphilitic
  4. syphilitically
  5. syphilitics
  6. syphilization
  7. syphilizations
  8. syphilize
  9. syphilized
  10. syphilizes
  11. syphilizing

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