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Med Term chp 13
Question | Answer |
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ovaries | oophor/o held in place by Broad ligaments |
fallopian tubes | salping/o |
uterus | uter/o (womb)fund/o fundus, farthest from the opening hyster/o metri/o metr/o |
vagina | colp/o vagin/o short tube-like structure |
breasts | mamm/o mamm/a mast/o |
menstruation | menstru/o |
men/o | month |
menstru/o | monthly discharge of blood |
oogenesis | o/o ovum or egg, gen/o arising from or produced by |
metrorrhagia | uterus hemoraging - heavy bleeding at other than normal time |
CIS | carcinoma in situ -cancer hasn't spread |
cerclage | proceedure to keep uterus closed during preg. until delivery time |
cystocele | bladder (bulging) hernia into vaginal wall |
rectocele | rectum pushing against vaginal wall |
dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
vaginismus | spasm |
peau d'orange | typical outward sign of breast cancer - skin looks like orange peel |
galacorrhea | discharge of mile when not prg. or brstfdg |
D & C | dilation & curettage - curet used to scrape off tissue from inside of uterus |
hysterectomy | removal of uterus |
hysterotomy | opening of uterus - cut into to remove something |
endometriosis | migration of endomitrial tissue out of uterus |
leiomyoma | smooth muscle tumor - usually benign |
leiomyosarcoma | cancer of smooth muscle |
myometritis | muscle of uterus imflammed |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease often caused by STD migrate out fallopian tube into open |
retroflexion | uterus tipped back |
uterine prolapse | uterus starts to come out of vagina - sag out of position |
amenorrhea | without monthly flow |
oligomenorrhea | scanty periods |
DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
dysmenorrhea | painful period cramps |
menorrhagia | heavy flow during normal period excessive |
metrorrhagia | heavy bleeding at time other than normal period |
menometrorrhagia | constant heavy bleeding - excessive discharge or flow |
colposcopy | looking at vagina w/ lighted scope |
colporrhaphy | repair of vagina |
culdoscopy | looking behind cervix into blind pouch |
laparoscopy | to see abdominopelvic cavity w/ lighted instrument |
myomectomy | removal of muscle payer |
tubal ligation | sterilization procedure |
abruptio placenta | starts to tear away from uterine wall |
placenta previa | covering part or all of cervix, over opening |
CPD | cephalopelvic disproportionment - head too big to fit through pelvis |
dystocia | difficult/prolonged labor |
prolapsed cord | cord comes out before baby - right to C-section |
SAB | spontaneous abortion |
TAB | therapeutic abortion - pg. terminated |
uterine inertia | uterus not returning to normal size after delivery |
AROM | artificial removal of membrane |
Bx | biopsy |
CIS | carcinoma in situ - cancer not spreading |
EDC | expected date of confinement |
EMB | endomertial biopsy |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
LGA | large for gestational age |
NSVD | normal spontaneous vaginal delivery |
Pap | Papanicolaou (smear or test) |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
PMDD | premenstrual dysphoric disorder - pms + depression anxiety mood shifts |
PROM | premature rupture of membranes |
SROM | spontaneous rupture of membranes |
TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |