sexually transmitted disease

noun

1. any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia. : STD

sexually transmitted disease

/ sĕk′sho̅o̅-ə-lē /

1. Any of various infectious diseases, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are transmitted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact.
2. Also called venereal disease

Example Sentences

She provided a doctor with blood samples and was swabbed for sexually transmitted diseases.

From BBC

It was a recurring theme in our investigation that Fayed was obsessed with finding out whether the women he intended to abuse had any sexually transmitted diseases.

From BBC

Her doctor initially misdiagnosed her with herpes, a sexually transmitted disease that both Berry and her partner tested negative for.

From Seattle Times

Coachella organizers have called for the removal of a billboard near the music festival site advertising free sexually transmitted disease testing services, the organization that paid for the billboard said.

From Los Angeles Times

Her doctor, she said, ran more tests and was convinced she had the sexually transmitted disease.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• gonorrhea
• herpes
• pox
• syphilis