Question

venereal In the 19th century syphilis especially was often fatal, and venereal diseases killed some of the greatest figures of the time. vəˈnɪriəl

Accepted Answer

Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it. Venus was the Roman goddess of love, the equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite. Since she governed all aspects of love and desire, a word derived from her name was given to the diseases acquired through sexual contact. Most of these venereal diseases have been around for many centuries, but only in the 20th century did doctors devise tests to identify them or medicines to cure them. Today the official term is sexually transmitted disease, or STD; but even this name turns out to be ambiguous, since some of these diseases can be contracted in other ways as well

word	venereal
definition	Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it.
eg_sentence	In the 19th century syphilis especially was often fatal, and venereal diseases killed some of the greatest figures of the time.
explanation	Venus was the Roman goddess of love, the equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite. Since she governed all aspects of love and desire, a word derived from her name was given to the diseases acquired through sexual contact. Most of these venereal diseases have been around for many centuries, but only in the 20th century did doctors devise tests to identify them or medicines to cure them. Today the official term is sexually transmitted disease, or STD; but even this name turns out to be ambiguous, since some of these diseases can be contracted in other ways as well
IPA	vəˈnɪriəl

Diseases Venereal Sexual Transmitted Century Intercourse 19th Syphilis