SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE

(Medicine) disease that is most often contracted through sexual contact (e.g. gonorrhea, syphilis, AIDS, and genital herpes), STD

diseases that are transferred by means of sexual acts

A sexually transmitted disease (STD) is an illness caused by an infectious pathogen that has a significant probability of transmission between humans or animals by means of sexual contact, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex. Increasingly, the term sexually transmitted infection (STI) is used, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be infected, and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of disease. Some STIs can also be transmitted via the needles used in IV drug use, as well as through childbirth or breastfeeding. Sexually transmitted infections have been well-known for hundreds of years.
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Sexually transmitted disease n. Abbr. STD Any of various diseases, including chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, that are usually [more]Sexually transmitted disease - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
(synonym) venereal disease, VD, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse
(hypernym) contagious disease, contagion
(hyponym) genital herpes, herpes genitalis

Any disease transmitted by sexual contact. Examples: gonorrhea, syphilis, AIDS.. The older term was venereal disease.