venereal
Americanadjective
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arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
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pertaining to conditions so arising.
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infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease.
a venereal patient.
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adapted to the cure of such disease.
a venereal remedy.
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of or relating to sexual desire or intercourse.
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serving or tending to excite sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
adjective
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of, relating to, or infected with venereal disease
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(of a disease) transmitted by sexual intercourse
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of, relating to, or involving the genitals
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of or relating to sexual intercourse or erotic desire; aphrodisiac
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of venereal
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin venere ( us ) of sexual love ( vener-, stem of venus sexual charm ( see Venus) + -eus adj. suffix) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Luckily UK sexual health clinics, like the one I work in, have been providing STI care for years – 100 years in fact as 2017 marks the centenary of the 1917 Venereal Disease Act.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2017
The National Research Council’s Subcommittee on Venereal Diseases agreed it was scientifically important to do this kind of testing, though it recognized it might not be popular in public opinion.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2017
As director of the Guatemalan Venereal Disease Control Department, Juan Funes was uniquely positioned to help.
From Nature • Feb. 8, 2012
Announcement of their discovery caused a stir last week at a symposium held in Washington by the American Venereal Disease Association and the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Cholera Infantum," "Typhoid Fever," "Diseases of Women and Easy Childbirth," "Venereal Diseases," "Appendicitis," "Care of Children," "Food," 2 Vol.;
From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry
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