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venereology

[vuh-neer-ee-ol-uh-jee]

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; < Latin venere(us) venereal + -o- + -logy

Related forms

ve·ne·re·ol·o·gist, noun

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venereology (vɪˌnɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of venereal disease

venere'ologist

—n

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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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