venereal disease
noun Pathology.
sexually transmitted disease. Abbreviation: VD
Origin of venereal disease
First recorded in 1650–60
Words nearby venereal disease
venerable,
venerate,
veneration,
venereal,
venereal bubo,
venereal disease,
venereal diseases,
venereal lymphogranuloma,
venereal ulcer,
venereal wart,
venereology
Example sentences from the Web for venereal disease
The venereal-disease problem has given a great deal of trouble in Egypt as elsewhere.
The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt |James W. BarrettThe venereal-disease problem in the early part of 1916 gave very great concern, and active measures were taken to deal with it.
The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt |James W. BarrettIt is suggested that this form of prophylaxis might be carried out by an orderly at the venereal-disease clinics.
Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) |Committee Of The Board Of Health
British Dictionary definitions for venereal disease
venereal disease
noun
any of various diseases, such as syphilis or gonorrhoea, transmitted by sexual intercourse
Abbreviation: VD
Medical definitions for venereal disease
venereal disease
n.
Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse; a sexually transmitted disease.
Scientific definitions for venereal disease
venereal disease
[ və-nîr′ē-əl ]
See sexually transmitted disease.