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venereal

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1. venereal - Noun

2. venereal - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.

Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison.

Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.

Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.

Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus.

The venereal disease; syphilis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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genital herpes Source: Internet

venereal disease Source: Internet

He is terminally ill, and it is implied that his "tuberculosis of the spine" originates from a venereal disease contracted by his father. Source: Internet

Flaubert suffered from venereal diseases most of his life. Source: Internet

He said, “What I suffer from is called chronic obstructive venereal disease. Source: Internet

Maeda cites precedent of a case in which a man was found guilty of assault after knowingly passing on a venereal disease. Source: Internet

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