Question | Answer |
amni/o | amnion |
cervic/o | cervix, neck |
chori/o, chorion/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
episi/o | vulva |
galact/o | milk |
gynec/o | woman;female |
hyster/o | uterus, womb |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o, metri/o | uterus |
my/o, myom/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
nat/i | birth |
obstetr/o | pregnancy, child birth |
o/o | egg |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovari/o | ovary |
ov/o | egg |
ovul/o | egg |
perine/o | perineum |
phor/o | to bear |
salping/o | fallopian tubes |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant |
-parous | bearing, bringing forth |
-rrhea | discharge |
-salpinx | uterine tube |
-tocia | labor, birth |
-version | act of turning |
dys- | painful |
endo- | within |
intra- | within |
in- | in |
multi- | many |
pre- | before |
nulli- | no not none |
pre- | before |
primi- | first |
retro- | backward |
adnexa uteri | fallopian tubes ovaries and supporting ligaments |
amnion | innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus |
areola | dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple |
cervix | lower neck-like portion of the uterus |
chorion | outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo |
clitoris | organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra |
coitus | sexual intercourse |
corpus luteum | empty ovarian follicle that secrets progesterone after release of the egg cell, literally means yellow body |
embryo | state in prenatal development from 2-6 weeks |
endometrium | inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus |
estrogen | hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics |
fallopian tube | one of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus |
fertilization | union of the sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops |
fetus | stage in prenatal development from 39 or 40 weeks |
fimbriae | finger or fringelike projections at the end of the fallopian tube |
follicle stimulating hormone | secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell |
gamete | male or female sexual reproduction cell; sperm cell or ovum |
genitalia | reproductive organs, also called genitials |
gestation | period of fertilization of the ovum to birth |
gonad | female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cell and hormones; ovary or testis |
gynecology | study of female reproductiv organs including the breasts |
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) | hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the mother's ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone |
hymen | mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina |
labia | lips of the vagina; labia majora-outermost lips, labia minora-inner most lips |
latiferous ducts | tubes that carry milk within the breast |
luteinizing hormone | hormone produced by the pituitary gland, promotes ovulation |
mammary papilla | nipple of the breast, |
menarche | beginning of the 1st menstrual period during puberty |
menopause | gradual ending of mentruation |
menstruation | monthly shedding of the uterine lining. The flow of blood and tissue normally discharged during menstruation is called menses |
myometrium | muscle layer of the uterus |
neonatology | branch of medicine that studies the disorders and care of the newborn |
obstetrics | branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth |
orifice | an opening |
ovarian follicle | developing sac enclosing ovum within the ary. Only about 400 of these sacs mature in a women lifetime |
ovary | one of a pair of female organs on each side of the pelvis |
ovulation | release of the ovum from the ovary |
ovum | egg cell, female gamete |
parturition | act of giving birth |
perineum | in females, the area between the anus and the vagina |
pituitary gland | endocrine gland at the base of the brain. It produces hormones to stimulate the ovaries |
placenta | vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy. It serves as a communication between maternal and fetal bloodstreams |
pregnancy | condition in a female of having developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks |
progestrone | hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of pregnant women |
puberty | point in the life cycle at which the ability to reproduce begins |
uterine serosa | outermost layer surrounding the uterus |
uterus | hollow, pear-shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop, and from which menstruation occurs |
vagina | muscular, mucosa-lines canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body |
vulva | external female genitalia;includs the labia hymen clitoris and vaginal orifice |
zygote | stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implantation to 2 weeks |