Term given to the diseases syphilis and gonorrhoea.
Diseases that are chiefly transmitted through intimate sexual contact. Also called sexually transmitted diseases or sexually transmitted infections.
A disease which is passed from one person to another during sexual: intercourse.
A group of diseases passed between people during sexual intercourse, today often called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
An infectious disease transmitted by sexual intercourse. The most important are soft sore (chancroid), gonorrhea, and syphilis.
A term formerly used to describe any illness transmitted by intimate sexual contact.