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sexual intercourse
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sexually transmitted infection
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sexually transmitted infection
sex·u·al·ly trans·mit·ted in·fec·tion or sex·u·al·ly trans·mit·ted dis·ease


noun 
Definition:
 
disease caught through sexual activity: a disease that is normally passed from one person to another through sexual activity, e.g. syphilis or genital herpes
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