venereal disease

English

Noun

venereal disease (countable and uncountable, plural venereal diseases)

1. (pathology, dated or historical) Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• VD
• sexually transmitted disease
• sexually transmitted infection

Derived terms

• brick venereal disease

 

Translations

disease contracted through sexual intercourse — see sexually transmitted disease