Venereology

Venereology

"For the album by Merzbow, see Venereology (album)."

Venereology is a branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. It includes the study of HIV infection. A medical doctor specializing in venereology is called a venereologist. In some countries the specialty is combined with dermatology. The venereal diseases include bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections. Some of the important diseases are HIV infection, syphilis, gonorrhea, candidiasis, herpes simplex, human papillomavirus infection, and genital scabies.


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  • venereology — [və nir΄ē äl′ə jē] n. [< VENEREAL + OLOGY] the branch of medicine dealing with venereal disease venereologist n …   English World dictionary

  • Venereology (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Venereology Type = studio Artist = Merzbow Released = start date|1994|9 Recorded = January–February, 1994 at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo, Japan Genre = Noise Length = 50:16 Label = Release Entertainment Producer = Masami… …   Wikipedia

  • venereology — venereologist, n. /veuh near ee ol euh jee/, n. the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of venereal, or sexually transmitted, disease. Also, venerology /ven euh rol euh jee/. [1895 1900; < L venere(us) VENEREAL + O + LOGY] * * …   Universalium

  • venereology — noun a branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases …   Wiktionary

  • venereology — The study of venereal disease. [venereal (disease) + G. logos, study] * * * ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy və .nir ē äl ə jē also ven·er·ol·o·gy .ven ə räl ə jē n, pl gies a branch of medical science concerned with venereal diseases ve·ne·re·o·log …   Medical dictionary

  • venereology — study of venereal disease Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • venereology — n. study of sexually transmitted diseases …   English contemporary dictionary

  • venereology — [vɪˌnɪərɪ ɒlədʒi] noun the branch of medicine concerned with venereal diseases. Derivatives venereological adjective venereologist noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • venereology — ve·ne·re·ol·o·gy …   English syllables

  • venereology — /vəˌnɪəriˈɒlədʒi/ (say vuh.nearree oluhjee) noun that branch of medicine that deals with venereal diseases, their causes and their cures. –venereologist, noun …  

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