Lues
[loo-eez] /ˈlu iz/
noun, Pathology.
1.
.
/ˈluːiːz/
noun (rare) (pl) lues
1.
any venereal disease
2.
a pestilence
lues lu·es (lōō’ēz)
n. pl. lues
Syphilis.
lu·et’ic (-ět’ĭk) adj.
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