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S.T.D.

Doctor of Sacred Theology.

Origin:
< NL Sacrae Theologiae Doctor

sexually transmitted disease

–noun
any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia. Abbreviation: STD
Also called venereal disease.
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sexually transmitted disease  
n.   Abbr. STD
Any of various diseases, including chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are usually contracted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact.
STD  
abbr.  sexually transmitted disease
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Financial Dictionary

STD

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Sao Tome/Principe Dobra.

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The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.

See also: Currency, FOREX, Hard Currency, Money

Also spelled: STD

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Main Entry: sexually transmitted disease
Function: noun
: any of various diseases usually transmitted by direct sexual contact that include the classic venereal diseases(as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid) and other diseases (as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, giardiasis, and AIDS) often or sometimes contracted by other than sexual means called also STD

Main Entry: STD
Pronunciation: "es-"tE-'dE
Function: noun
: SEXUALLYTRANSMITTED DISEASE
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Medical Dictionary

sexually transmitted disease n.
Abbr. STD
Any of various diseases, including chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are usually contracted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact.

STD abbr.
sexually transmitted disease

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Science Dictionary
sexually transmitted disease   (sěk'sh-ə-lē)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various infectious diseases, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are transmitted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact. Also called venereal disease.
STD  
Abbreviation of sexually transmitted disease
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Computing Dictionary

STD
1. state transition diagram.
2. Internet standard.
A subseries of Request For Comments (RFC) that specify Internet standards. The official list of Internet standards is STD 1.
See also For Your Information.
rfc.net.
(1994-11-30)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
STD
  1. Latin Sacrae Theologiae Doctor (Doctor of Sacred Theology)

  2. São Tome and Principe—dobra (currency)

  3. scheduled time of departure

  4. sexually transmitted disease

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