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venereal

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Venereal  \Ve*ne"re*al\,  n.  (Med.) 
  The  venereal  disease;  syphilis. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Venereal  \Ve*ne"re*al\,  a.  [L.  venereus,  venerius,  fr  Venus, 
  Veneris,  Venus,  the  goddess  of  love.  See  {Venerate}.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  venery,  or  sexual  love;  relating  to 
  sexual  intercourse. 
 
  Into  the  snare  I  fell  Of  fair,  fallacious  looks 
  venereal  trains,  Softened  with  pleasure  and 
  voluptuous  life.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  (Med.) 
  a  Arising  from  sexual  intercourse;  as  a  venereal 
  disease;  venereal  virus  or  poison. 
  b  Adapted  to  the  cure  of  venereal  diseases;  as  venereal 
  medicines. 
 
  3.  Adapted  to  excite  venereal  desire;  aphrodisiac. 
 
  4.  Consisting  of  or  pertaining  to  copper,  formerly  called 
  by  chemists  Venus.  [Obs.]  --Boyle. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  venereal 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  the  external  sex  organs;  "genital  herpes; 
  "venereal  disease"  [syn:  {genital}]




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