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English noun: venereal disease

1. venereal disease (state) a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact


SynonymsCupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal infection, Venus's curse


Broader (hypernym)contagion, contagious disease


Narrower (hyponym)chlamydia, clap, genital herpes, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum, herpes genitalis, LGV, lues, lues venerea, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum, pox, syph, syphilis









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