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venereal disease

noun

, Pathology.


venereal disease

noun

  1. any of various diseases, such as syphilis or gonorrhoea, transmitted by sexual intercourse VD
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venereal disease

/ və-nîrē-əl /

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Word History and Origins

Origin of venereal disease1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences

So venereal disease became a widespread and debilitating problem for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

While syphilis as a venereal disease presents a global health risk, bejel, which is spread by skin contact, only occurs today in very arid regions of Africa and Asia.

But he and his sailors eventually overstayed their welcome, depleting supplies and spreading venereal diseases.

“I gave you my heart,” Becky G charges as the song begins, but she has definitely taken it back, changing her phone number and comparing the ex to a rat and a venereal disease.

Ibsen gave us, for instance, the now-classic tale of a 19th-century housewife, suffocating under the alienating control of a domineering husband, and another about a Norwegian household thrown into turmoil by venereal disease.

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