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venereal
venereal definition
ve·nereal (və nir′ē əl)
adjective
- having to do with sexual love or intercourse
- serving to arouse sexual desire; aphrodisiac
- transmitted only or chiefly by sexual intercourse with an infected individual syphilis and gonorrhea are venereal diseases
- infected with a venereal disease
- of or dealing with venereal disease
Etymology: ME venerealle < L venereus < venus, love: see Venus
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