"lues" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluːiːz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lues.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Latin lues (“plague”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lues||plague}} Latin lues (“plague”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lues (uncountable)
  1. (dated, medicine) A plague or disease. Wikidata QID: Q12136 Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lues-en-noun-en:Q12136 Categories (other): Medicine, Bacterial diseases Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 38 40 22 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (dated, medicine) A plague or disease.
    (usually specifically) Syphilis.
    Wikidata QID: Q12136, Q41083 Tags: dated, specifically, uncountable, usually Synonyms: lues venerea
    Sense id: en-lues-en-noun-en:Q121361 Categories (other): Medicine, Bacterial diseases Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 38 40 22 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lues cerebri, lues venerea, luetic, luetin
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See lue. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lues
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lue Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: lue
    Sense id: en-lues-en-verb-B8mXV-Qe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Bacterial diseases Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 2 9 6 3 3 8 47 2 2 2 15 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 3 2 2 5 59 2 2 2 17 0 0 Disambiguation of Bacterial diseases: 38 40 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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