click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
chap 11 med term 2
female reproductive
Question | Answer |
---|---|
uter(o) | relationship to the uterus |
hyster(o) | the uterus |
metr(o), metr(a) | the uterus |
metrostenosis | narrowing of the uterine cavity |
uteroplasty | plastic surgery of the uterus |
metritis | inflammation of the uterus |
metrorrhagia | uterine bleeding |
hysterectomy | excision of the uterus |
hysteroptosis, metroptosis | prolapse of the uterus |
hysterospasm | spasm of the uterus |
uterocervical | the cervix of the uterus |
hysterolith | uterine calculus |
hysteropathy, metropathy | any uterine disease |
uterogenic | formed in the uterus |
metrorrhea | abnormal uterine discharge |
hysteralgia | uterine pain |
endometriosis | condition in which tissue occurs aberrantly in the pelvic cavity |
hysterocleisis | surgical closure of the ostium uteri |
metrocolpocele | hernia of the uterus and vagina |
ovari(o) | relationship to the ovary |
oophor(o) | the ovaries |
salping(o) | uterine tube or auditory tube |
salpingoscopy | visual examination of the uterine tube |
ovariopexy | reattaching an ovary to the abdominal wall |
salpingitis | inflammation of the uterine/auditory tube |
ovariectomy, oophorectomy | excision of an ovary |
salpingocele | hernial protrusion of a uterine tube |
ovariorrhexis | rupture of an ovary |
oophoroma | tumor of the ovary |
salpingotomy | incision into the uterine tube` |
oophorrhagia | hemorrhage from an ovary |
ovariopathy | ovarian disease |
oophoroplasty | plastic surgery on the ovary |
oophorostomy | creation of an opening into an ovarian cyst to provide drainage |
ovaricentesis | surgical puncture of an ovary |
salpingo-oophorectomy | excision of the ovary and the uterine tube |
ovaritis, oophoritis | inflammation of an ovary |
salpingorrhagia | hemorrhage from a fallopian tube |
salpingorrhaphy | fastening of a uterine tube |
salpingography | x-ray of the uterine tube/tubes |
salpingopexy | surgical repair of the uterine tube |
vagin(o) | the canal in the female extending from the vulva to the cervix uteri |
colp(o) | relationship to the vagina |
mast(o), mamm(o) | relationship to the breast or the mammary gland |
colpocele | herniation of the vagina |
vaginal | the vagina |
mammogram | x-ray of the breast |
vaginoscopy, colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina |
mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
mastoid | breast-shaped |
vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina |
colporrhaphy | suturing the vagina |
mastopexy | reattachment of the breast |
colporrhagia | bleeding from the vagina |
mastectomy | excision of the breast |
vaginopathy | any disease of the vagina |
mammary | the breast |
mastoplasy, mammaplasty | plastic surgery of the breast |
men(o) | relationship to the menses |
gyn(o), gynec(o) | the female gender |
gravida | number of pregnancies a woman has had |
para | a woman who has produced a viable offspring |
dysmenorrhea | painful menses |
gynecology | the study of the female anatomy |
menorrhea | normal discharge of the menses |
menstrual | the menses |
menses | the monthly flow of blood from the genital tract of women |
gynecologist | specialist in treating female disorders |
menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menses |
gynecopathy | the branch of medicine treating the diseases of women |
menarche | the beginning of the menstrual |
gynoplasty | plastic surgery of the female organs |
dysmenorrhagia | painful and excessive bleeding during the menses |
menopause | cessation of the menses |
parturition | the process of giving birth to a child |
gravida II | a woman who has had two pregnancies |
prepartal | occurring before labor |
para VI | a woman who has had six viable offspring |
gravida IV | a woman who has had four pregnancies |
postpartum | occurring after childbirth |
gravida III,para IV | a woman who has had three pregnancies and four viable offspring |
gravida I | a woman who has had one pregnancy |
contraceptives | agents that prevent conception or impregnation |
estrogen hormones | agents used in the treatment of menopause, prostatic cancer, osteoporosis, and abnormal menses |
oxytocins | agents that promote uterine contractions and promote labor |