• Specialty
  • Cardiology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • General Medicine
  • GI/GU
  • Hematology
  • Immunology
  • Lab Medicine & Pathology
  • Neuro-Psych
  • OB-Gyn
  • Oncology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedic
  • Otolaryngology - ENT
  • Radiology
  • Surgery

• GI/GU
  • Cancers & Tumors - GI/GU
  • Digestive Terms
  • Diseases - GI/GU
  • Feedings - GI/GU
  • Herbs - GI/GU
  • STD Terms
  • Syndromes - GI/GU
  • Tubes - GI/GU
  • Sample Reports - Urology
  • Sample Reports - Gastroenterology

• STD Terms

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• Ganglion

A knot-like grouping of the nerves that serve a particular part of the body.



• Genital Ulcer Disease (GUD)

Ulcerative lesions on the genitals, usually caused by a sexually transmitted condition such as herpes, syphilis or chancroid. The presence of genital ulcers may increase the risk of transmitting HIV.



• Genital warts

Human papillomavirus is one of the most common STDs. An estimated 40 million Americans are infected with HPV, with 1 million new cases each year. HPV is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 80 different types. Certain types of HPV cause warts on the hands or feet, while others can cause genital warts on the vulva, vagina, anus, cervix, penis or scrotum. These may be raised or flat, single or multiple, small or large. Some cluster together; some can't be seen by the naked eye (subclinical infection). Often flesh-colored and painless, genital warts only rarely cause symptoms such as itching, pain or bleeding. HPV and genital warts are usually spread by direct, skin-to-skin contact during sex. Warts might appear within several weeks after sex with an infected person, they might take months to appear or they might never appear. Very little is known about the transmission of subclinical HPV infection. Other types of HPV (not the types that cause genital warts) are strongly linked to cervical cancer. Yearly Pap smears are recommended to detect the abnormal cell growth caused by HPV that may progress to cervical cancer. If detected in time, the progression of cervical HPV can be stopped, and even cervical cancer can usually be treated successfully.



• Gonorrhea

An estimated 1.1 million American men and women each year contract gonorrhea. Many people who are infected show no signs of the disease. When symptoms are present, they are similar to those of chlamydia infections. They usually appear two to five days after sex with an infected partner and include burning during urination and discharge from the penis or vagina. Like chlamydia symptoms, gonorrhea symptoms can be so mild that they go unnoticed, particularly in women. Gonorrhea can cause serious infections in infants who contract the disease from an infected mother during delivery. Complications of gonorrhea include arthritis.



• Gram Stain

A technique for preparing material for examination under a microscope. This method is used, for example, in diagnosing gonorrhea.



• Granuloma Inguinale

A sexually transmitted disease caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. Causes ulcerated granulomatous lesions that occur in the inguinal regions and the genitalia.



• Gynecologic oncologists

Doctors who specialize in treating cancers of the female reproductive organs.



• Gynecology

The branch of medicine that involves care of the female reproductive system and breasts.