venereal disease

NOUN /və'niriəl_dɪ'ziz/
16 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V

venereal disease is a valid 16-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4E1N1E1R1E1A1L1D2I1S1E1A1S1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does venereal disease mean?