| Bisexual (female)2 | Women who are attracted to or engage in sexual behavior with both sexes |
| Dental dam3,4 | A sheet of latex rubber used as a barrier between the mouth and vulva or the mouth and anus |
| Heterosexism5 | Practices or beliefs based on the assumption that all persons are heterosexual; for example, patient intake forms that lack options for partners (as opposed to spouses) and assuming that all females have only male sex partners |
| Heterosexual5 | A person who is sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex; some WSW may self-identify as heterosexual |
| Internalized homophobia5 | Negative feelings about homosexuality that are turned inward by persons with same-sex attraction |
| Lesbian2 | Women with same-sex attraction or same-sex sexual behavior |
| LGB or LGBT | Lesbian, gay, or bisexual; when the studies referenced in the text include transgender persons, T is added |
| Sexual minority | Lesbian, gay, or bisexual person |
| Sexual minority stress6 | The theory that sexual minorities, including WSW, are stressed by prejudice, expectations of rejection, internalized homophobia, and concealment of their feelings in response to societal expectations; such stress may explain in part the disproportionate incidence of several health issues in WSW |
| Women who have sex with women (WSW) | A term that focuses on behavior rather than labels and includes all WSW, whether they self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual; WSW sometimes is used to refer to lesbians only, whereas WSMW is used to refer to bisexual females |
