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sexually transmitted disease
noun
- any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia. : STD
sexually transmitted disease
/ sĕk′sho̅o̅-ə-lē /
- Any of various infectious diseases, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are transmitted through sexual intercourse or other intimate sexual contact.
- Also called venereal disease
Example Sentences
A growing number of babies are being born with syphilis after their mothers contract the sexually transmitted disease and the bacteria crosses the placenta.
She was looking for a pregnant woman named Angelica, whose visit to a community clinic had triggered a report to the health department’s sexually transmitted disease program.
Blaming capitalism for its misapplication is like blaming sex for overpopulation, teenage pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases.
We do this for all kinds of disease, including sexually transmitted diseases.
According to the Montgomery Police Department, transmitting a sexually transmitted disease is a class C misdemeanor.
The notion that Ebola might be a sexually transmitted disease remains plausible if unproven.
Yes, the Ebola virus is potentially a sexually transmitted disease.
Burcham became an activist for the vaccine, which prevents HPV, the sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer.
I was very careful and very concerned about taking care of everybody in terms of sexually transmitted disease.
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