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venereal disease

American  

noun

Pathology.

  1. sexually transmitted disease. VD

venereal disease British  

noun

  1.  VD.  any of various diseases, such as syphilis or gonorrhoea, transmitted by sexual intercourse

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venereal disease Scientific  
/ və-nîr′ē-əl /

  1. See sexually transmitted disease

Etymology

Origin of venereal disease

First recorded in 1650–60

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Venereal disease has not been mentioned in the Irish press in modern memory, and artificial insemination of barnyard animals is primly reduced to initials�A.I.�from Ballyshannon to Bantry Bay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Venereal disease has been increasing annually, with nearly 1 million cases of gonorrhea and syphilis reported last year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Venereal disease made great ravages amongst the Maori population in the early days of colonization.

From Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health by New Zealand. Committee of the Board of Health

Venereal disease was said to have been first brought from Hispaniola, in the West Indies, by some followers of Columbus who were later employed in the siege of Naples.

From Candide by Voltaire

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