anti-syphilitic
adjective
(alsoantisyphilitic)uk/ˌæn.tiˌsɪf.ɪˈlɪt.ɪk/us/ˌæn.taɪˌsɪf.əˈlɪt̬.ɪk/designedtotreatsyphilis(= aseriousdiseasecaughtthroughsexualactivity):
She was given acourseof anti-syphilitictreatment.
anti-syphiliticremedies
- Effective anti-syphiliticdrugsmadepreventionpossible.
- Thepatientwas thenstartedon anti-syphilitic and anti-retroviraltherapywhichresultedinrestorationof thevisionin oneeye.
- It was not until 1910 that Ehrlichdiscoveredthe drug's anti-syphiliticeffects.
Specific types of drug
- addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- hallucinogenic
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- meow meow
- psychedelic
- smack
anti-syphilitic
noun[C]
uk/ˌæn.tiˌsɪf.ɪˈlɪt.ɪk/us/ˌæn.taɪˌsɪf.əˈlɪt̬.ɪk/adrugused totreatsyphilis(= aseriousdiseasecaughtthroughsexualactivity):
Theplanthadlongbeen used inIndiaas an anti-syphilitic.
- Onepatienthad beentreatedvery well for theconditionwith anti-syphilitics.
- He wastreatedwith anti-syphilitics, but he toodiedat sevenmonthsofage.
- Irisseemedverypotentas an anti-syphilitic.
Specific types of drug
- addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- hallucinogenic
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- meow meow
- psychedelic
- smack