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Ch 13 S Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
Term | Definition |
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amenorrhea | no menstruation |
colpostenosis | narrowing of the vaginal opening |
dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
hysteralgia | pain in the uterus |
hysterodynia | pain in the uterus |
leukorrhea | white vaginal discharge |
mastalgia | breast pain |
mastoptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the breast |
menorrhagia | excessive menstrual flow |
menorrhalgia | painful menstruation |
metromenorrhalgia | excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals |
metorrhagia | menstrual bleeding at irregular times |
oligomenorrhea | infrequent or light menstrual periods |
ovaralgia | pain of the ovaries |
ovarialgia | pain of the ovaries |
perineocele | hernia in the perineal region |
polymenorrhea | menstrual periods occurring with greater than normal frequency |
vaginodynia | vaginal pain |
vulvodynia | pain in the vulva |
amniorrhea | discharge of amniotic fluid |
amniorrhexis | rupture of the amniotic sac |
Braxton Hicks contraction | sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor |
contraction | shortening or tightening of a muscle; during labor, the uterine muscles contract |