venereal disease

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Definition

Noun: A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact.

Usage

The term "venereal disease" is a formal and somewhat dated medical term. It is used to classify a group of infections whose primary mode of transmission is through sexual activity. In modern medical and public health contexts, the term sexually transmitted infection (STI) or sexually transmitted disease (STD) is generally preferred.

Examples
  • The public health campaign aimed to educate people about the prevention of venereal disease.
  • Before the discovery of antibiotics, venereal diseases like syphilis were often incurable.
  • Soldiers were routinely screened for venereal diseases.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Legal Context: The term "venereal disease" is still found in older medical texts, historical documents, and some legal statutes.
    • The 19th-century law required the reporting of certain venereal diseases.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): The more common modern synonym.
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI): A modern term often preferred as it can include infections that may not yet have developed into symptomatic disease.
  • VD: A common initialism for "venereal disease."
Synonyms
  • Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
  • Sexually transmitted infection (STI)
  • Social disease (archaic)
Related Phrases
  • Contagious disease: A broader category that includes venereal diseases.
  • Reproductive tract infection: A broader medical category that may or may not be sexually transmitted.
Noun
  1. a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact