STD

¹ American  

abbreviation

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

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std. ² American  

abbreviation

1. standard.

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S.T.D. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Sacred Theology.

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STD ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. subscriber trunk dialling

2. subscriber toll dialling

3. sexually transmitted disease

4. Doctor of Sacred Theology

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std ² British  

abbreviation

1. standard

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STD Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of sexually transmitted disease

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STD Cultural  

1. See sexually transmitted disease.

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Etymology

Origin of STD¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Origin of S.T.D.³

From New Latin Sacrae Theologiae Doctor

Example Sentences

“STIs follow social disparities in the United States,” said David Harvey, the executive director of the coalition of STD directors.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

In a statement, Dr. Jonathan Mermin, the director of CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention said he saw a “glimmer of hope amidst millions of STIs.”

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

The new guideline is specific to gay and bisexual men and transgender women who had an STD in the previous year and are at high risk of getting infected again.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

With infection rates rising, “we didn’t feel like we could wait,” said Dr. Stephanie Cohen, who oversees the department’s STD prevention work.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Zenilman, likewise, wasn’t saying that the STD clinics in Baltimore were shut down.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Related Words

• AIDS
• acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• gonorrhea
• herpes
• syphilis
• the clap
• venereal disease