venereal+disease

  • 41venereal — [vɪ nɪərɪəl] adjective 1》 relating to venereal disease. 2》 formal relating to sexual desire or sexual intercourse. Derivatives venereally adverb Origin ME: from L. venereus (from venus, vener sexual love ) + al …

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  • 42Болезнь Венерическая (Venereal Disease) — см. Болезнь, передающаяся половым путем. Источник: Медицинский словарь …

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  • 43disease — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure, rare ▪ dangerous, serious ▪ mild ▪ acute …

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  • 44disease — n. 1) to come down with, contract a disease 2) to carry; spread (a) disease 3) to cure; prevent (a) disease 4) to eradicate, stamp out, wipe out (a) disease; to bring a disease under control 5) an acute; common; deadly; degenerative; fatal,… …

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  • 45Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …

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  • 46venereal — /veuh near ee euhl/, adj. 1. arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection. 2. pertaining to conditions so arising. 3. infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease: a venereal patient.… …

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  • 47venereal — ve•ne•re•al [[t]vəˈnɪər i əl[/t]] adj. 1) pat arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection 2) pat pertaining to conditions so arising 3) pat infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted… …

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  • 48Venereal wart — A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging to the family of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) which are transmitted through sexual contact. The virus can also be transmitted from… …

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  • 49venereal — adj. Venereal is used with these nouns: ↑disease …

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  • 50contagious and disgraceful disease a —    venereal disease    Legal jargon in the English law of defamation. If you wrongly imputed it when speaking about a woman, the plaintiff had no need to prove special damage. The Slander of Women Act 1891 also made an imputation of unchastity in …

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