sexually transmitted disease
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Any of various infectious diseases, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are transmitted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact.
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Also called venereal disease
Example Sentences
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Jurors were told that Michals never had a sexually transmitted disease.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
Several studies of mpox, which is not classified as a sexually transmitted disease, have shown it to be far less lethal than AIDS.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023
Minors age 12 to 17 in California currently cannot be vaccinated without permission from their parents or guardians, unless the vaccine is specifically to prevent a sexually transmitted disease.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2022
“We are not maintaining the same levels of decreases that we have seen over the past 10-year period,” said Michael Kharfen, who leads sexually transmitted disease prevention at the D.C.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2019
An Arizona law says a person accused of sexual assault is subject to tests to determine whether they have a sexually transmitted disease.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2019
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