Sexually transmitted disease
- Sexually 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 moist, warm environment that is especially conducive to the proliferation of bacteria, viruses, and yeasts, a great many diseases can be transmitted this way. They include AIDS, chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, syphilis, yeast infections, and some forms of hepatitis. Also known as a morbus venereus or venereal disease. Abbreviated STD. See also sexually transmitted diseases in men, sexually transmitted diseases in women.
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sexually transmitted disease n any of various diseases or infections that can be transmitted by direct sexual contact including some (as syphilis,
gonorrhea,
chlamydia,
and genital herpes) chiefly spread by sexual means and others (as hepatitis B and AIDS) often contracted by nonsexual means
called also STD
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(STD) an infection transmitted by sexual contact, either heterosexual or homosexual, caused by any of numerous biologically dissimilar pathogens; in some diseases (the classic venereal diseases) sexual transmission is the only important mode of spread, while in others (such as hepatitis, shigellosis, amebiasis, and giardiasis) infection can also be by nonsexual means. Called also venereal d.
Medical dictionary.
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sexually transmitted disease — UK [ˌsekʃuəlɪ trænsˌmɪtɪd dɪˈziːz] / US [ˌsekʃuəlɪ trænsˌmɪtɪd dɪˈzɪz] or sexually transmitted infection UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sexually transmitted disease : singular sexually transmitted disease plural sexually… … English dictionary
sexually 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;… … New thesaurus
Sexually transmitted disease — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
sexually 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… … Universalium
sexually 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sexually transmitted disease — sexually trans.mitted dis ease n [U and C] STD a disease that one person passes to another through having sex, such as ↑AIDS or ↑herpes … Dictionary of contemporary English
sexually 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 … From formal English to slang
sexually 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… … Medical dictionary
sexually transmitted disease — STD 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… … The new mediacal dictionary
sexually transmitted disease — (Medicine) disease that is most often contracted through sexual contact (e.g. gonorrhea, syphilis, AIDS, and genital herpes), STD … English contemporary dictionary
