Glossary


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Adherence

The degree to which a patient exactly follows a prescribed treatment regimen

Affirming

A positive position

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Allergic

Having an allergy to a particular substance

Amputation

The removal of a limb, or any other portion of the body

Anaesthetic

An agent that reduces or abolishes sensation, affecting either the whole body or a particular area

Anal

Relating to or situated near the anus

Anal sex

Sex which relates or is situated near to the anus

Analytical Test

To analyse

Antibodies

Protein substances produced by the immune system in response to an infection

Anxiety

A state of being anxious

Arousal

When a person has been sexually stimulated

Arteries

Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart

Arteriosclerotic

Relating to a disease of the arteries

Artery

A blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart