a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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用作名词 (n.)
Syphilis can spread to a fetus from an infected mother. 梅毒可由染病的母亲传给胎儿。
Mercury was commonly used to treat the disease syphilis. 水银当时普遍被用于治疗梅毒。
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