oculosyphilis

English

Etymology

From oculo- +‎ syphilis.

Noun

oculosyphilis (uncountable)

1. (medicine, rare) Ocular syphilis: the ocular component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the eyes. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.

Hypernyms

• neurosyphilis
• parasyphilis

Coordinate terms

• otosyphilis

Related terms

• metasyphilis
• myelosyphilis