venereal+disease
51venereal syphilis — (ve ne re al sif ī lis) A contagious, sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum …
52disease of love — a venereal infection Where love indicates no more than copulation: ... advertisements of doctors who cured all the diseases of love . (Manning, 1977) …
53Sexually transmitted disease — Classification and external resources …
54sexually transmitted disease — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Cupid s disease, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑ …
55eye disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human eye (eye, human). This article briefly describes the more common diseases of the eye and its associated structures, the methods used in examination and diagnosis, and the… …
56sexually transmitted disease — any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia. Abbr.: STD Also called venereal disease. * * * any disease (such as syphilis, gonorrhea, AIDS, or a genital form of herpes… …
57Sexually transmitted disease — Any disease transmitted by sexual contact; caused by microorganisms that survive on the skin or mucus membranes of the genital area; or transmitted via semen, vaginal secretions, or blood during intercourse. Because the genital areas provide a… …
58contagious disease — noun any disease easily transmitted by contact • Syn: ↑contagion • Derivationally related forms: ↑contagious (for: ↑contagion) • Hypernyms: ↑communicable disease …
59brick venereal — /brɪk vəˈnɪəriəl/ (say brik vuh neareeuhl) Colloquial (humorous) –adjective 1. of or relating to brick veneer buildings, especially houses, viewed as representing unattractive suburban sprawl: brick venereal project homes. –phrase 2. brick… …
60Cupid's disease — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmitte …
