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Definition: Primary Syphilis |
Primary SyphilisNoun1. The first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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A patient with a typical syphilitic chancre located on lower lip. A chancre is a small, painless red ulcer that develops during primary syphilis. Primary syphilis is characterized by one or more chancres after inoculation with T. pallidum bacteria. Credit: CDC. | Tertiary syphilis occurs many years after initial untreated primary syphilis. Gummas, or internal tissue granulation, form and result in severe damage to the skin, bone, and liver. Credit: CDC. | ||
Gummatous lesions due to tertiary syphilis occur many years after initial untreated primary syphilis. The tumors are benign and if properly treated, the gummas will heal and the patient will recover in most cases. Credit: CDC. | The lungs are enlarged, heavy, uniformly firm, and yellow-white in color. 70% of all pregnant women with untreated primary syphilis may transmit the infection to their fetuses. Credit: CDC. | ||
![]() | Primary Syphilis - Chancres. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
picture primary syphilis | 3 |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-i-i-l-m-p-p-r-r-s-s-y-y" | |
-5 letters: symphysial. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 72 69 6D 61 72 79      53 79 70 68 69 6C 69 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01110010 01101001 01101101 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01010011 01111001 01110000 01101000 01101001 01101100 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P r i m a r y   S y p h i l i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0072 0069 006D 0061 0072 0079      0053 0079 0070 0068 0069 006C 0069 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5084757967849125391827475787585 |
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