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How to pronounce “syphilis”
Hear “syphilis” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for syphilis
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of syphilis with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Jenna C. Lester: Why skin disease is often misdiagnosed in darker skin tones
that we only saw dark skin when we were learning about syphilis.
- Definition summary
- (pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce syphilis
Jenna C. Lester: Why skin disease is often misdiagnosed in darker skin tones

that we only saw dark skin when we were learning about syphilis.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “syphilis”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
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