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

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

“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

By 2002, cases began rising again, with men who have sex with other men being disproportionately affected, though the STD is spreading among several demographics.

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

Related Words

• AIDS
• acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• gonorrhea
• herpes
• syphilis
• the clap
• venereal disease