noun
congenital syphilis
Medical term for syphilis transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy or birth.
先天梅毒は、妊婦の梅毒感染によって胎児に起こる病気です。
Congenital syphilis is a disease that occurs in the fetus due to maternal syphilis infection.
General term for syphilis; 先天梅毒 specifies the congenital form.
Compound of 先天 (せんてん, 'congenital') and 梅毒 (ばいどく, 'syphilis').