primary syphilis

noun Pathology.

the first stage of syphilis, characterized by the formation of a chancre at the site of infection.

Origin of primary syphilis

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby primary syphilis

primary sex characteristic, primary spermatocyte, primary stress, primary structure, primary succession, primary syphilis, primary tissue, primary tooth, primary tuberculosis, primary type, primary union

Medical definitions for primary syphilis

primary syphilis

n.

The first stage of syphilis, marked by formation of a painless chancre at the point of infection and by hardening and swelling of adjacent lymph nodes.