venereal disease — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Cupid s disease, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmitted … Useful english dictionary
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test — The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test or VDRL was developed by the former Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, now the Treponemal Pathogenesis and Immunology Branch, of the United States Public Health Service. The VDRL type test was… … Wikipedia
venereal — /vəˈnɪəriəl/ (say vuh nearreeuhl) adjective 1. (of a disease or infection) transmitted through sexual intercourse or contact: venereal disease. 2. infected with or suffering from venereal disease. 3. Obsolete adapted to the cure of such disease:… …
Infection — The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom.) A person with an infection has another organism (a germ ) growing within him, drawing its… … Medical dictionary
Venereal wart — A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging to the family of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) which are transmitted through sexual contact. The virus can also be transmitted from… … Medical dictionary
venereal — /veuh near ee euhl/, adj. 1. arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection. 2. pertaining to conditions so arising. 3. infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease: a venereal patient.… … Universalium
venereal — ve•ne•re•al [[t]vəˈnɪər i əl[/t]] adj. 1) pat arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection 2) pat pertaining to conditions so arising 3) pat infected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted… … From formal English to slang
venereal disease — noun Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse. Syn: sexually transmitted disease, sexually transmitted infection … Wiktionary
infection — Anxiety about Aids has generated a spate of rumours, gruesome jokes, and a *con temporary legend based on the notion that those infected deliberately infect others, in revenge or despair. The story has often appeared in press reports in the… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Wart, venereal — The same as a genital wart, a wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging to the family of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) which are transmitted through sexual contact. The virus can… … Medical dictionary
