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noun
Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, usually contracted through sexual activity (sometimes by sexual abuse).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, historical, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: STD, sexually transmitted disease, STI, sexually transmitted infection
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contagious disease, contagion
Narrower terms: genital herpes, herpes genitalis, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum, syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues, lymphogranuloma venereum, LGV, lymphopathia venereum, chlamydia
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