Thesaurus: venereal

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1. a. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.
2. a. Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison.
3. a. Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.
4. a. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
5. a. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus.
6. n. The venereal disease; syphilis.
7. adj. of or relating to the external sex organs
8. 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. The venereal disease; syphilis.
9. j:100 a of or relating to the external sex organs