neurosyphilis

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1. syphilis of the central nervous system (noun.state)

hypernym	:	lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis,
definition	:	a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	locomotor ataxia, tabes dorsalis,
definition	:	syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence (noun.state)