venereal+disease
61social disease — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑venereal disease, ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Cupid s disease, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmi …
62animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… …
63Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Agency overview Formed October 27, 1992 Preceding agencies Office of National Defense Malaria Control Activities (1942) Office of Malaria Control in War Areas (1942 …
64social disease — n 1) VENEREAL DISEASE 2) a disease (as tuberculosis) whose incidence is directly related to social and economic factors …
65communicable disease — a venereal disease For medical practitioners the phrase has two meanings. It can be either a disease like meningitis, which must be reported (communicated) immediately to the authorities, or a disease which can be transferred by contact… …
66sexually transmitted disease — sex′ually transmit′ted disease′ n. pat any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia Abbr.: STD Also called venereal disease …
67sexually transmitted disease — [n] STD acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS, chancroid, chlamydia, crab louse, crabs, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, herpes, herpes simplex, HIV, scabies, SIDA, social disease, syphilis, tabes dorsalis, VD, venereal disease;… …
68social disease — noun Date: 1891 1. venereal disease 2. a disease (as tuberculosis) whose incidence is directly related to social and economic factors …
69sexually transmitted disease — any disease transmitted by sexual intercourse, formerly known as venereal disease. STDs include AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhoea, some Chlamydia infections, genital herpes, and soft sore. The medical specialty concerned with STDs is genitourinary… …
70social disease — a venereal disease Mainly 19th century usage, and as social infection: He has contracted a social disease, which makes it impossible that he marry. You mean he s got a dose of clap? (Fraser, 1970, writing in 19th century style) ...… …
