Definition of std
(Entry 1 of 3)
standard
STD
nounDefinition of STD (Entry 2 of 3)
: any of various diseases or infections that can be transmitted by direct sexual contact including some (such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and genital herpes) chiefly spread by sexual means and others (such as hepatitis B and AIDS) often contracted by nonsexual means
STD
abbreviation (2)Definition of STD (Entry 3 of 3)
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The first known use of std was in 1974
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