Definition of "venereal" []

• Transmitted by sexual intercourse. (adjective)
• Of or relating to a sexually transmitted disease. (adjective)
• Of or relating to sexual intercourse. (adjective)
• Of or relating to the genitals. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In other words, the “discharge” does not refer to an emission of semen or to a wound from which blood or pus flows, but it refers to a venereal disease that causes a constant excretion of fluid from the genitals."
• "(She will find this especially creepy if she specializes in venereal diseases or in the condition known colloquially as “black hairy tongue.”)"
• "John Roberton, a surgeon of dubious qualification who practiced as a specialist in venereal diseases in Edinburgh and London, was involved in a public debate with Edinburgh surgeons, including John and William Hunter and his archrival, Matthew Baillie."