venereal diseases

noun Pathology.

1. sexually transmitted disease. Abbreviation: VD

noun

1. any of various diseases, such as syphilis or gonorrhoea, transmitted by sexual intercourseAbbreviation: VD

n.

1. Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse; a sexually transmitted disease.

1. See sexually transmitted disease.

Sexually transmitted diseases; these diseases are named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love.