Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of sexually transmitted diseases.
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- noun medicine a branch of
medicine dealing with the study and treatment ofsexually transmitteddiseases
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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My specialty is venereology, which is a reliable source of amusement for my students.
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As head of the department of dermatology and venereology at Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals in Mumbai, Dr. Kura can now watch the workflow of his department--as can the dean, or anybody else--in real time.
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As head of the department of dermatology and venereology at Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals in Mumbai, Dr. Kura can now watch the workflow of his department -- as can the dean, or anybody else -- in real time.
Just What The Doctor Ordered For Tech Seema Singh 2010
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While venereology comprises the study of diseases relating to sexual activity, dermatology is a broad term encompassing the study of skin, hair and nails.
Trusted.MD Network - Empowering Healthcare Relationships 2009
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Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology 68 (2): 86-87.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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"sources for nineteenth - century medical history of same-sex behaviour are hidden in books on venereology, forensic medicine, criminology and hypnotism, when it was written about at all" (63).
The Uses and Abuses of Historicism: Halperin and Shelley on the Otherness of Ancient Greek Sexuality 2006
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