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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.
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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