sexually transmitted disease

noun

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

sexually transmitted disease

/ sĕk′sho̅o̅-ə-lē /

1. Any of various infectious diseases, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are transmitted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact.
2. Also called venereal disease

Example Sentences

A growing number of babies are being born with syphilis after their mothers contract the sexually transmitted disease and the bacteria crosses the placenta.

From ProPublica

She was looking for a pregnant woman named Angelica, whose visit to a community clinic had triggered a report to the health department’s sexually transmitted disease program.

From ProPublica

Blaming capitalism for its misapplication is like blaming sex for overpopulation, teenage pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases.

From Fortune

We do this for all kinds of disease, including sexually transmitted diseases.

From MIT Technology Review

According to the Montgomery Police Department, transmitting a sexually transmitted disease is a class C misdemeanor.

From The Daily Beast

The notion that Ebola might be a sexually transmitted disease remains plausible if unproven.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, the Ebola virus is potentially a sexually transmitted disease.

From The Daily Beast

Burcham became an activist for the vaccine, which prevents HPV, the sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer.

From The Daily Beast

I was very careful and very concerned about taking care of everybody in terms of sexually transmitted disease.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• gonorrhea
• herpes
• pox
• syphilis