venereal infection

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH V

venereal infection is a valid 18-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4E1N1E1R1E1A1L1I1N1F4E1C3T1I1O1N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does venereal infection mean?