primary syphilis

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1. the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection (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)