syphilis
意味
- 梅毒
例文
Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
梅毒は性行為を通じて感染する病気です。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From New Latin syphilis, originally the title of a poem, circa 1530, by Girolamo Fracastoro concerning “Syphilus”, a shepherd boy who insulted the Greek god Apollo and was punished by that god with a horrible disease. Syphilis in the Old World began circa 1495. More in Wikipedia at History of syphilis.