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  • STD
    STD
    abbreviation
    sexually transmitted disease: any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia.
  • std.
    std.
    abbreviation
    standard.
  • S.T.D.
    S.T.D.
    abbreviation
    Doctor of Sacred Theology.
  • std
    std
    abbreviation
    standard
Synonyms

STD

1 American  

abbreviation

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


std. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. standard.


S.T.D. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Doctor of Sacred Theology.


STD 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. subscriber trunk dialling

  2. subscriber toll dialling

  3. sexually transmitted disease

  4. Doctor of Sacred Theology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

std 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. standard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

STD Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of sexually transmitted disease


STD Cultural  

Etymology

Origin of STD1

First recorded in 1970–75

Origin of S.T.D.3

From New Latin Sacrae Theologiae Doctor

Example Sentences

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“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 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

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

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