| A | B |
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| A medical person who has been specifically trained in the field of medicine for the position as assistant to a physician | physician's assistant (PA) |
| A disease that is contracted through sexual contact, such as AIDS or any of the venereal diseases | STD |
| A contagious, pus-producing inflammation of the mucous membranes of the genitals caused by microorganisms call gonococci | gonorrhea |
| The microorganisms that cause gonorrhea | gonococci |
| A highly infectious STD caused by microorganisms | syphilis |
| The microorganism that causes syphilis | Trepenema pallidum |
| A small, hard, painless sore, usually in the genitals, mouth, or anus, whose appearance can be the first symptom of syphilis | chancre |
| An STD, commonly called herpes 2, caused by a virus and characterized by small, painful blisters in the genital area | genital herpes |
| A virus that causes cold sores, fever blisters, and other lesions above the waist | herpes simplex virus type 1 |
| The virus that causes genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease | herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| A fatal STD that attacks the immune system of the body | AIDS |
| An overall term, meaning inflammation of the vagina, encompassing a number of diseases and disorders that are not venereal but may be transmitted sexually | vaginitis |
| A yeast type of fungus infection that causes severe itching and a white, curdy discharge | moniliasis |
| A form of vaginitis caused by a single-cell parasite that lives in the vagina or urethra | trichomoniasis |
| A bacterial infection that causes increased vaginal secretions, a white or gray discharge, inflammation and swelling of the vagina, and pain during intercourse | nonspecific vaginitis |
| A sexually transmitted disease that can be detected by the evidence of painless genital warts or cauliflower like growths or raised white bumps | HPV |
| Chlamydial infections are genital infections that occur more often in women than in men | chlamydia |
| A bacterial infection that can spread to the fallopian tubes, ovaries and other tissue in the pelvic region | PID |
| Hair like extension that fill the line of the lungs | cilia |
| The percentage of alcohol contained in a beverage | proof |
| To remove poison or toxin from something | detoxify |
| In Beyond Drugs, by Stanley Einstein, defined as: "Any substance that by its chemical nature alters the structure or functioning of the living organism" | drug |
| According to the World Health Organization, "A state of psychic or physical dependence, or both, on a drug, arising in a person following administration of that drug on a periodic or continuous basis" | drug dependence |
| According to the World Health Organization, "Persistent or sporadic excessive drug use inconsistent with or unrelated to acceptable medical practice" | drug abuse |
| The body's reaction to any demand made upon it | stress |
| To deplete oneself; to exhaust one's physical and mental resources | burnout |
