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Ch 13 STD
Reproduction and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Question | Answer |
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amni(o) | amnion |
chori(o) | chorion |
fet(o) | fetus |
gonad(o) | gonad |
o(o) | ovum |
spermat(o) | sperm |
-blast | embryonic or immature |
nat(o) | birth |
par(o) | bearing offspring |
pseudo- | false |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant female |
-para | woman who has given birth |
-tropin | that which stimulates |
gonorrhea | caused by gonococcus; causes a heavy urethral discharge in males, but females can be asymptomatic |
syphilis | Stage 1: swollen lymph nodes and painless sore(chancre)treated by penicillin. Stage 2: occurs 2 wks to 6 mo after chancre disappears, infection becomes systemic. Stage 3: irreversible cardiovascular and nervous system effects (neurosyphilis) |
clamydial infection (clamydiosis) | bacterial disease; the most common STD in US |
herpes | viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; characterized by painful genital blisters and ulcerations |
condyloma acuminatum (genital warts) | characterized by genital and anal warts; puts females in high risk of cancer; vaccine is available; caused by human papillomavirus |