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ve⋅ne⋅re⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [vuh-neer-ee-ol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease.
Also, ven⋅er⋅ol⋅o⋅gy  [ven-uh-rol-uh-jee] .

Origin:
1895–1900; < L venere(us) venereal + -o- + -logy

Related forms:
ve⋅ne⋅re⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy   (və-nîr'ē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of sexually transmitted diseases.

[venere(al) + -logy.]
ve·ne're·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., ve·ne're·ol'o·gist n.
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Main Entry: ve·ne·re·ol·o·gist
Pronunciation: v&-"nir-E-'äl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a physicianspecializing in venereal diseases

Main Entry: ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: v&-"nir-E-'äl-&-jE
Variant: also ven·er·ol·o·gy /"ven-&-'räl-&-jE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch ofmedical science concerned with venereal diseases —ve·ne·re·o·log·i·cal /v&-"nir-E-&-'läj-i-k&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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venereology ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy (və-nēr'ē-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of sexually transmitted diseases.

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