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| A drug that inhibits or kills bacteria. |
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| A trend in which the drugs used to kill bacteria become less and less effective over time. |
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| A group of more than 100 different diseases that cause pain and loss of movement in the joints. |
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| An inflammatory condition in which the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles become narrowed, causing difficulty in breathing. |
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| A period of time during which a person infected with a disease shows no symptoms. |
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| The removal of a small piece of tissue to examine it for signs of cancer. |
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| Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells. |
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| Comprised of the heart and blood vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen to vital body organs and remove carbon dioxide. |
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| A cancer treatment involving the use of chemicals to destroy cancer cells. |
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| A bacterial sexually transmitted infection that may cause mild to no symptoms in those infected. |
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| A disease that is spread from one living thing to another or through the environment. |
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| A physician who specializes in the study of the skin and skin-related diseases. |
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| A disease in which the body's ability to use glucose (blood sugar) is impaired. |
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| The study of heredity, the process in which parents pass on certain genes to their children. |
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| A bacterial sexually transmitted infection that grows and multiplies in warm, moist areas of the reproductive tracts of males and females. |
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| A virus that infects the liver causing inflammation. |
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| A form of herpes that causes cold sores or fever blisters in the mouth or on lips. |
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| A sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus, which may cause sores or blisters in the genital area. |
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| A viral sexually transmitted infection that affects the skin and mucus membranes. |
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| A hormone that helps glucose enter the body's cells. |
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| A disease that is not transmitted by another person. |
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| A physician who specializes in the study of cancer diagnosis, therapy, and treatments. |
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| A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix. |
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| An organism that causes disease. |
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| A physician who specializes in the diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. |
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| A detection strategy used to determine if an individual has an illness with or without symptoms. |
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| A bacterial sexually transmitted infection transmitted through contact of a chancre (open sore) in genital regions of the body, mouth, and lips that progresses through four distinct stages. |
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| The inability to reproduce. |
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| The passing on of a disease from an infected person to an uninfected person via direct contact, indirect contact, and through vectors. |
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| A deliberate decision to refrain from certain behaviors, i.e. sexual activity, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. |
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| A method that physically or chemically prevents the sperm from entering the uterus or reaching an egg. |
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| A small adhesive square that releases small amounts of hormones, worn on the skin of a woman to prevent ovulation. |
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| A person who is sexually attracted to males and females. |
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| The opening to the uterus. |
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| Contraception (contraceptives) |
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| Methods to preventing pregnancy. |
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| Dome-shaped, thin, flexible rubber form that is inserted into the vagina to cover the cervix. |
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| A condition resulting from the implantation of the blastocyst in a location in the abdomen other than the uterus. |
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| The bluster of cells that develops between the third and eighth weeks of pregnancy. |
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| The joining of a female egg (ovum) and a male sperm. |
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| The growth of the fetus throughout pregnancy. |
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| The term used to describe a developing baby from the third month after conception until birth. |
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| A term that refers to whether a person is male or female. |
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| A physician that specialized in the health of the female reproductive system. |
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| A person who is sexually attracted to a person of the opposite gender. |
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| A person who is sexually attracted to a person of the same gender. |
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| Birth control methods that use hormones to prevent ovulation, fertilization and/or implantation from occurring, i.e., Nuva Ring, Depo Provera, Birth Control Pills. |
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| The attachment of the zygote to the uterine wall. |
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| Exaggerated feelings of passion for another person. |
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| The inability to conceive a child. |
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| Shedding of the lining of the uterus. |
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| The spontaneous expulsion of a fetus that occurs before the twentieth week of pregnancy. |
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| The state of only having one sexual partner at a time. |
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| A physician that specializes in the care of a woman and her child during pregnancy and childbirth. |
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| A person's primary sexual attraction to people of the same gender, the opposite gender, or both. |
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| A substance used to kill or disable sperm to prevent pregnancy. |
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| The expulsion of a fetus that has died after the the twentieth week of pregnancy. |
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| A surgical procedure in which the fallopian tubes of a female's reproduction system are cut or blocked to prevent pregnancy. This is a permanent form of birth control. |
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| A physician that specializes in the problems associated with the urinary tract. |
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| A surgical procedure in which the vas deferens of the male's reproductive system is severed to prevent the release of sperm during ejaculation. This is a permanent form of birth control. |
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