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venereal

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɪˈnɪərɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/vəˈnɪriəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(və nēr′ē əl)

ve•ne•re•al /vəˈnɪriəl/USA pronunciation adj.

Pathologyarising from or transmitted through sexual contact, as an infection.

ve•ne•re•al (və nēr′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj.

Pathologyarising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
Pathologypertaining to conditions so arising.
Pathologyinfected with or suffering from a sexually transmitted disease:a venereal patient.
Pathologyadapted to the cure of such disease:a venereal remedy.
of or pertaining to sexual desire or intercourse.
Drugsserving or tending to excite sexual desire;
aphrodisiac.

Latin venere(us) of sexual love (vener-, stem of venus sexual charm (see Venus) + -eus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -al¹
late Middle English 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

venereal /vɪˈnɪərɪəl/ adj

of, relating to, or infected with venereal disease
(of a disease) transmitted by sexual intercourse
of, relating to, or involving the genitals
of or relating to sexual intercourse or erotic desire; aphrodisiac

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin venereus concerning sexual love, from venus sexual love, from Venus¹

'venereal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

chancroid - clap - Hunter - VD - venereal disease - venereology - casual contact - coital exanthema - condyloma acuminatum - contagious - crud - granuloma inguinale - lymphogranuloma - Planned Parenthood - prophylactic - venereal wart - vibriosis - wart - sexually transmitted disease - social disease - syphilis

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