venereology

venereology
The study of venereal disease. [venereal (disease) + G. logos, study]

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ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy və-.nir-ē-'äl-ə-jē also ven·er·ol·o·gy .ven-ə-'räl-ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of medical science concerned with venereal diseases
ve·ne·re·o·log·i·cal və-.nir-ē-ə-'läj-i-kəl adj

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ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy (və-nēr″e-olґə-je) the branch of medicine that deals with sexually transmitted diseases.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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