Definitions for venereal disease
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vene′real disease`(n.)
Category: Pathology
Ref: sexually transmitted disease.; Abbr.: VD 1
Origin of venereal disease:
1650–60
Princeton's WordNet
venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD(noun)
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Wiktionary
venereal disease(Noun)
Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse.
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