What does "venereal" mean?
Venereal: (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.
Additional senses
- 2.Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
- 3.Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.] Boyle.
- 4.The venereal disease; syphilis.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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