This is related to medicine.The meaning is sexually transmitted diseases
2006-09-02 16:56:47 · 6 answers · asked by rohitke 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
venereal (ven-e'-re-al) [Latin. venereus- from venus, goddess of love] Pertaining to or caused and propagated by sexual intercourse. venereal disease-gonorrhea, non-specific urethritis, syphilis and soft sore. Venereal disease is now known as sexually transmitted disease (STD) or sexually transmitted infections (STI). Please see the webpage for more details on STD.
2006-09-03 01:08:33 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venereal Etymology
2016-11-04 07:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by brook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Actually, the one you referred to was an acronym from England years ago when venereal diseases were rampant. In order to try to slow the spread of these diseases, it was decreed that people shouldn't have sex unless they got approval. It was generally newlyweds who would apply for & receive this approval, at which time they would get a sign they could place on their houses stating "Fornication Under Consent of the King". How that acronym got to be a "curse word" as opposed to the terms having sex or making love is probably related to the fact that the acronym was a short word that could used as an expletive.
2016-04-04 14:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Middle English venerealle, from Latin venereus, from venus, vener-, desire, love
2006-09-02 17:00:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When mercury (in salt form) was used to treat STD doctors used to say "one day with Venus , life long with Mercury"
2006-09-02 18:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the Greek god of love and sex, Venus. thats where we get veneral, vagina, virgin, etc. (its a latin word origin, since the greeks spoke latin)
2006-09-02 17:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by MRose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the same latin etiology come the word "venal ' which the old catholic church named some serious sins as venal sins. (Some still do)
2006-09-02 17:13:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Venus.The goddess of love.It makes sense ,doesn't it?
2006-09-02 16:59:35 · answer #8 · answered by gina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋