venereology

[ vuh-neer-ee-ol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.

venereology

/ vɪˌnɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of venereal disease

Derived Forms

• veˌnereˈologist, noun

Other Words From

• ve·nere·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of venereology¹

1895–1900; < Latin venere ( us ) venereal + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

They are presenting their work, which was funded by the Lundbeck Foundation, at a medical conference called the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress.

From BBC

The full findings of the study were presented at the virtual European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Spring Symposium 2021, which was held Thursday and Friday.

From Washington Times

When he goes to a “venereology department” to be tested for sexual disease, he notes about the word venereology: “By its Latin roots it should have been the study of love.”

From New York Times

Research published in 2008 in the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology revealed that more than a quarter of 50 subjects suffering from psoriasis – a chronic skin condition resulting in thick scaly patches – were experiencing stressful life events such as unemployment, major personal illness or family death.

From US News

After 52 weeks, 66.2 percent maintained at least a 75 percent clearance rate on the Abbott drug compared with 23.9 percent for methotrexate, according to data presented on Friday at the European Association of Dermatology and Venereology meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden.

From Reuters