sexually transmitted disease
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌsek.sjʊə.li trænzˌmɪt.ɪd dɪˈziːz/us/ˌsek.sjʊə.li trænzˌmɪt̬.ɪd dɪˈziːz/(abbreviationSTD);(alsosexually transmitted illness)anillnessthat can bepassedfrom onepersonto another bysexualactivity:
性传播疾病Youngadultsparticularlyare atriskforsexuallytransmitteddiseases.
There are highratesoftuberculosisandsexuallytransmitteddisease.
Incidents ofsexuallytransmittedillnessescontinuetorise.
Synonym
venereal diseaseold-fashioned
See also
VDold-fashionedabbreviation
Compare
sexually transmitted infection
- It maybecomeeasiertotreatsexuallytransmitteddiseases.
- Will the sameapplyto someone with asexuallytransmitteddisease?
- Themessageincludesanemphasisonabstinenceas thebestway toavoidsexuallytransmitteddiseasesandunwantedpregnancies.
Diseases of the reproductive system
- anti-herpes
- candida
- chlamydia
- clitoridis
- cryptorchidism
- cystocele
- fibroid
- French disease
- herpes
- impotent
- Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
- Mullerian agenesis
- syphilis
- syphilitic
- thrush
- undescended
- vaginal agenesis
- venereal disease
- venereological
- venereologist