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

Helicopters Mulaney cracked several one-liners about the episode’s aviation theme , calling a chopper circling an STD billboard “the official bird of Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Stephanie Pang, a senior director with the coalition of STD directors, said that given the critical role of this drug and the severe access concerns, she thinks a stockpile is necessary.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024

The CDC also called for rapid tests to be made available beyond doctors’ offices and STD clinics to places like emergency rooms, needle-exchange programs and prisons and jails.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 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