Condition

STI medical abbreviation

STI means "sexually transmitted infection".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (2 in all for STI), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What STI means

MeaningLatin originWhere usedChecked against
sexually transmitted infectionNoneCharting, Problem lists

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Sample screening heading: "STI screening."

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Related abbreviations

  • STDsexually transmitted disease
  • HIVhuman immunodeficiency virus
  • PIDpelvic inflammatory disease
  • HPVhuman papillomavirus
  • HSVherpes simplex virus
  • ADHDattention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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What does STI mean in medical terms?

STI means "sexually transmitted infection".

Where is STI used?

STI shows up in charting and problem lists. Its category here is condition.

Is STI on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. STI is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR). Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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