STI
noun[CorU]
UKuk/ˌes.tiːˈaɪ/us/ˌes.tiːˈaɪ/abbreviationforsexuallytransmittedinfection: aninfection(= aconditionin whichbacteriaorvirusesthatcausediseasehaveenteredthebody)that can bepassedfrom onepersonto another bysexualactivity:
The country'srateofsexuallytransmittedinfections, or STIs, are among thehighestin theworld.
Chlamydia is sometimesknownas thesilentSTI because it can have nosymptoms.
Theavailabilityofcondomshascontributedtocitywidedeclinesinteenpregnancyrates, STIrates, andHIVrates.
abbreviationforsexuallytransmittedillness: anillnessthat can bepassedfrom onepersonto another bysexualactivity:
Iworkin arelatedfieldso haveseenhowdevastatingsome of these STIs can be.
- Aclientvisitingafamilyplanningclinicissuspectedof having an STI.
- ThelocalSTIclinicis thebestplacefortreatment.
- This isknownas the STIvaccineanditsserioussideeffectsrestrictitsuse tohealthyadults.
- Considering that mostsexinvolvesourmoistparts, itbecomesanopenplayingfieldfor STItransmission.
Diseases of the reproductive system
- anti-herpes
- candida
- chlamydia
- clitoridis
- cryptorchidism
- cystocele
- fibroid
- French disease
- herpes
- impotent
- Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
- Mullerian agenesis
- sexually transmitted disease
- syphilis
- the pox
- thrush
- undescended
- vaginal agenesis
- venereological
- venereologist