WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sex•u•al•ly trans•mit•ted dis•ease /ˈsɛkʃuəli trænsˈmɪtɪd dɪˈziz/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Pathologyany disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea.
sex′ually transmit′ted disease′,
- Pathologyany disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact, as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and chlamydia. Abbr.: STD Also called venereal disease.
'sexually transmitted disease' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
genital herpes
- jack
- STD
- chlamydia
- condom
- trichomoniasis
- venereal
- venereal disease
- venereology
- safe sex