Meaning & use
VD
An older abbreviation for venereal disease, a term for infections spread mainly through sexual contact.
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Old public health posters warned soldiers about the dangers of VD.
The clinic's records from the 1950s still list cases simply as VD.
A note on using this word
"VD" is now dated; the modern preferred term is "STI" (sexually transmitted infection) or "STD."
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