venereal
adjective
ve·ne·re·al
və-ˈnir-ē-əl 
1
: of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence
2
a
: resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse
venereal infections
b
: of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease
a high venereal rate
c
: involving the genital organs
venereal sarcoma
venereally
adverb
Examples of venereal in a Sentence
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Now an international team of researchers has analyzed the genetics of the canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) to better understand how these cancer cells have evolved over the span of thousands of years.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2019
In addition to being an occasional male model and a venereal-disease activist, Clark was the proprietor of the Goose Hollow Inn—a cluttered, cozy tavern with wooden booths and oozy Reubens that, since its opening in 1967, had been one of the most popular hangouts in Portland.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 10 May 2022
Canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) is found on or near dogs’ genitals, and is usually passed during mating.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
The Washington Post and Times-Herald reported in 1956 that Soviet health officials had declared that penicillin no longer worked against venereal diseases.
—Marc Landas, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2017
Jerry Lee, who would tolerate no image-makeover Svengali, wore the musk of venereal danger, styled himself as a reckless teen girl’s dream and her mom’s nightmare.
—Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
So did a lifetime of venereal infections, which was probably what did him in.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
How then, to distinguish between the three subspecies and prove that the venereal form had existed in Europe all along?
—Marylynn Salmon, The Conversation, 13 July 2022
But his statement perfectly fits the difference between venereal and endemic syphilis, evidence that suggests both diseases existed in 15th-century England.
—Marylynn Salmon, The Conversation, 13 July 2022
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2019
In addition to being an occasional male model and a venereal-disease activist, Clark was the proprietor of the Goose Hollow Inn—a cluttered, cozy tavern with wooden booths and oozy Reubens that, since its opening in 1967, had been one of the most popular hangouts in Portland.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 10 May 2022
Canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) is found on or near dogs’ genitals, and is usually passed during mating.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
The Washington Post and Times-Herald reported in 1956 that Soviet health officials had declared that penicillin no longer worked against venereal diseases.
—Marc Landas, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2017
Jerry Lee, who would tolerate no image-makeover Svengali, wore the musk of venereal danger, styled himself as a reckless teen girl’s dream and her mom’s nightmare.
—Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
So did a lifetime of venereal infections, which was probably what did him in.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
How then, to distinguish between the three subspecies and prove that the venereal form had existed in Europe all along?
—Marylynn Salmon, The Conversation, 13 July 2022
But his statement perfectly fits the difference between venereal and endemic syphilis, evidence that suggests both diseases existed in 15th-century England.
—Marylynn Salmon, The Conversation, 13 July 2022
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“Venereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/venereal. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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venereal
adjective
ve·ne·re·al
və-ˈnir-ē-əl
: resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse
a venereal infection
Medical Definition
venereal
adjective
ve·ne·re·al
və-ˈnir-ē-əl
1
: of or relating to sexual pleasure or indulgence
2
a
: resulting from or contracted during sexual intercourse
venereal infections
b
: of, relating to, or affected with venereal disease
a high venereal rate
c
: involving the genital organs
venereal sarcoma
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