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| Term | Definition |
| Genitals | Male or female reproductive organs. |
| Genito-urinary | Of the genital and urinary organs. |
| Genotypic testing | During genotypic analysis, the genetic makeup of a person’s HIV is evaluated to determine the likelihood of drug resistance. |
| Gonorrhoea | A sexually transmitted infection. |
| GUM | Genito-urinary Medicine. |
| Gynaecological | Relating to the study of diseases of women and girls, particularly those affecting the reproductive system. |
| Haemorrhagic | Relating to the escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel. |
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver. |
| Hepatitis A | Inflammation of the liver type A. |
| Hepatitis B | Inflammation of the liver type B. |
| Hepatitis C | Inflammation of the liver type C. |
| Heterosexual | Is a word used to describe people who are attracted to people of the opposite sex. |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus. |
| Holistic | The treating of the whole person including mental and social factors rather than just the symptoms of a disease. |
| Hormone | Regulatory substances transported by blood to stimulate cells or tissue into action. |
| Hydrocele | The accumulation of watery liquid, usually the sac surrounding the testes. |
| Illnesses | Illness – a state of being ill by disease, ailment etc. |
| Immune system | The body’s system for fighting infection. |
| Immunised | Made resistant to a particular infection, toxin etc. |
| Immunoglobulin | Any of a group of structurally related blood proteins which function as antibodies. |
| Implants | Substance or devices inserted into the body. |
| Impotence | Inability to become sufficiently aroused for sexual intercourse. Now known as erectile dysfunction. |
| Incontinence | The inability to control movement of the bowels or bladder or both. |
| Infections | Communication of a virus through air, water or blood. |
| Infertility | Inability of a woman to conceive or in a man to induce conception. |
| Infibulation | An extensive form of female circumcision which involves the excision of the clitoris, labia minora, and labia majora. |
| Inflammation | A localised physical condition with heat, swelling, redness. |
| Inhibition | An emotional resistance to a thought or action. |
| Insomnia | An inability to sleep. |
| Intercourse | The physical act of two bodies joined together by the genital organs. |
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