SYPHILIN Meaning and
Definition
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Syphilin is a term used in medicine to refer to a preparation or serum made from the blood or tissues of individuals infected with the sexually transmitted disease called syphilis. The term derives from the name of the disease itself, syphilis, which is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Syphilis is characterized by distinct stages, from primary infection to more severe secondary and tertiary stages, which can affect various organs and systems in the body. Syphilin, or syphilitic serum, is obtained from individuals who have been diagnosed with syphilis, typically during the secondary stage when the bacterial load is high. The serum is collected and processed in order to isolate the antibodies and other immune components specific to the disease.
The purpose of syphilin preparation is primarily for diagnostic purposes. It is used to detect the presence of syphilis antibodies in patients' blood samples, allowing for the diagnosis and tracking of the disease. Syphilin may also be used in research laboratories to study the disease and its effects on the immune system.
This term is primarily used in historical contexts, as the development of more accurate and specific diagnostic tests and treatments over time have rendered syphilin preparation less common and necessary in modern medicine.
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An old term for the then unknown materies morbi or contagious principle of syphilis.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
Common Misspellings for SYPHILIN
- ayphilin
- zyphilin
- xyphilin
- dyphilin
- eyphilin
- wyphilin
- stphilin
- sgphilin
- shphilin
- suphilin
- s7philin
- s6philin
- syohilin
- sylhilin
- sy-hilin
- sy0hilin
- sypgilin
- sypbilin
- sypnilin
- sypjilin
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