synovia

(sin-o’ve-ah) [L.; Gr. civ with + ov egg]. The viscid fluid of a joint cavity, containing synovia, or mucin, and a small proportion of min- blée (daw-bla), syphilis which develops without the formation of an initial sore. equine s., a venereal disease of horses much resembling syphilis. s. her edit a’ria tar’da, syphilis believed to be hereditary, but not manifesting itself until some years after birth. 8. innocen’ tum, 8. inson’ n‘tium, syphilis not acquired by coitus. 8. wconom’ica, syphilis acquired from some article of household use. primary 8., syphilis in its first stage: the primary lesion (chancre) usually appears between ten and forty days after infection, and is painle : the nearby lymph glands become hard and swollen, are painle , do not ulcerate, and slowly return to their normal condition. Quaternary 8., para syphilis. secondary 8., syphilis in the second of its three stages: it begins after six weeks and usually within three months. It. is attended with fever, copper-hued and multiform skin eruptions, with no itching, iritis, alopecia, mucous patches, and severe pains in the head, joints, and periosteum. tertiary 8., the stage characterized by a set of peculiar skin affections, including rupia, gumma, syphilitic pemphigus, and ecthyma. The mucosa is often deeply ulcerated. There is often a profound cachexia, with anemia, etc. Bone lesions are often present, and the internal viscera may become extensively diseased. Syphilis is principally treated by mercurials, hot baths, inunctions of mercury, and iodoform fumigations, etc. The iodids are serviceable chiefly in the tertiary stage. Sarsaparilla, stilling i a, and other vegetable remedies are useful adjuvants. Iron and cod-liver oil are often valuable in cachectic conditions. syphilitic (sif-il-it’ik) (L. syphiliti’cus]. Affected with, caused by, or pertaining to, syphilis. syphilization (sif’il-iz-a’shun). Inoculation with syphilis; attempted immunization against syphilis by implanting the disease in a mild form: it has also been tried as a cure for the disease. syphiloderm (sif’il-o-derm) [syphilis + Gr. δέρμα skin]. Any syphilitic affection of the skin. Same as syphilid. syphiloderma (sif-il-o-der’mah). Syphiloderm. syph i lod erm a to us (sif’il-o-der-mat’us). Of or relating to a syphilid.