venereal

venereal Definition

ve·nereal (və nir′ē əl)

adjective

1. having to do with sexual love or intercourse
2. serving to arouse sexual desire; aphrodisiac
1. transmitted only or chiefly by sexual intercourse with an infected individual syphilis and gonorrhea are venereal diseases
2. infected with a venereal disease
3. of or dealing with venereal disease

Etymology: ME venerealle < L venereus < venus, love: see Venus

venereal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

disease: Men were accusing many women of trying to have sex with them who had venereal disease.
syphilis: The theory that the King suffered from the venereal disease syphilis, was first put forward about a century after his death.
tumor: Others are receiving chemotherapy for transmissible venereal tumors, which are sexually transmitted.
wart: An injection of the tincture into venereal warts is said to cause them to disappear.
case: A salaried doctor for the poor was appointed in 1805, midwifery and venereal cases being excluded from his duties.

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