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STD

abbr.
sexually transmitted disease
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

std

abbreviation for
standard

STD

abbreviation for
1. (Telecommunications) Brit subscriber trunk dialling
2. (Telecommunications) NZ subscriber toll dialling
3. (Pathology) sexually transmitted disease
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Doctor of Sacred Theology
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

STD

sexually transmitted disease.

std.

standard.

S.T.D.

Doctor of Sacred Theology.
[< New Latin Sacrae Theologiae Doctor]
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STD

Abbreviation of sexually transmitted disease
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.STD - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
sexually transmitted disease, social disease, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose
contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact
herpes genitalis - an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap - a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum - a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region
lues, lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis - a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
LGV, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum - infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
chlamydia - a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
2.STD - a doctor's degree in theology; "STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor"
Doctor of Sacred Theology
doctorate, doctor's degree - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
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Translations
DST

STD

A. N ABBR
1. (Brit) (Telec) =Subscriber Trunk Dialling
2. (Med) =sexually transmitted disease → ETS f
B. CPD STD code N → prefijo m para conferencias interurbanas (automáticas)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

STD

[ˌɛstiːˈdiː] n abbr
(British) (=subscriber trunk dialling) → l'automatique m
(=sexually transmitted disease) → MST f(= maladie sexuellement transmissible)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

STD

(Brit Telec) abbr of subscriber trunk dialling → der Selbstwählferndienst; STD code → Vorwahl(nummer) f
abbr of sexually transmitted disease → Geschlechtskrankheit f; STD clinic → Sprechstunde f → /Praxis f → für Geschlechtskrankheiten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

STD

[ˌɛstiːˈdiː] n abbr
a. = subscriber trunk dialling
b. =sexually transmitted disease → malattia venerea
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

STD

abbr sexually transmitted disease. V. disease.
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Quest Survey Suggests Beliefs about STD Risk, Poor Physician-Patient Communication May Impede Screening in Young Women
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The older generation, being more religious and relatively free from Western influence, is less likely to contract STD. [8] To date, prevention and control of STDs, especially among the youth, is a low priority for most countries.
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