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tertiary syphilis
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Tertiary syphilis
(gcide) | Tertiary \Ter"ti*a*ry\, a. [L. tertiarius containing a third
part, fr. tertius third: cf. F. tertiaire. See Tierce.]
1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a
tertiary use of a word. --Trench.
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2. (Chem.) Possessing some quality in the third degree;
having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms
or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf.
Primary, and Secondary.
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3. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary.
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4. (Zool.) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing;
tertial; -- said of quills.
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Tertiary age. (Geol.) See under Age, 8.
Tertiary color, a color produced by the mixture of two
secondaries. "The so-called tertiary colors are citrine,
russet, and olive." --Fairholt.
Tertiary period. (Geol.)
(a) The first period of the age of mammals, or of the
Cenozoic era.
(b) The rock formation of that period; -- called also
Tertiary formation. See the Chart of Geology.
Tertiary syphilis (Med.), the third and last stage of
syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal
organs.
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tertiary syphilis
(wn) | tertiary syphilis
n 1: the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal
organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the
heart and liver |
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tertiary syphilis
(encz) | tertiary syphilis, n: |
tertiary syphilis
(wn) | tertiary syphilis
n 1: the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal
organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the
heart and liver |
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