Question | Answer |
cervic/o | cervix |
chori/o or chorion/o | chorion |
copl/o or vagin/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
episi/o or vulv/o | vulva |
galact/o or lact/o | milk |
hyster/o or metr/o or metri/o or uter/o | uterus |
mamm/o or mast/o | breast |
men/o | menstration |
oophor/o or ovari/o | ovary |
-rrhea | discharge |
dys- | painful |
endo- | within |
in- | in |
intra- | within |
retro- | backward |
o/o or ov/o or ovul/o | egg |
study of a newborn | neonatology |
hormone that stimulates the uterus to comtract | oxytocin |
secretion of milk | lactation |
removal of the entire uterus | total hysterectomy |
inflammation of the neck of the uterus | cervicitis |
outer most membrane surrounding the fetus | chorion |
removal of both fallopian tubes and both ovaries | bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
inflammation of the external female genitalia and vagina | vulvovaginitis |
needle puncture to remove fluid from cul-de-sac | culdocentesis |
amenorrhea | no menstral flow |
dysmenorrhea | painful menstral flow |
leukorrhea | white discharge |
metrorrhagia | bleeding from the uterus |
pysalpinx | pus in fallopian tube |
dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
menometorrhagia | heavy bleeding during and between periods |
oligomenorrhea | scanty menstral flow |
parturition | giving birth |
menopause | gradual end of menstral cycle |
menarche | beginning of the 1st menstral cycle |
ovulation | release of the ovum from the ovary into the fallopian tube |
gestation | pregnancy |
anovulatory | no ovulation |
dialation | widening |
nulliparous | woman who has never given birth |
ooporitis | inflammation of the ovaries |
cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix; usually due to chlamydia |
cis | carcinoma insitu |
cx | cervix |
primip | primipara |
ob | obsterics |
condition of female breasts in a male | gynecomastia |
tube above each testis; carries and stores sperm | epididymis |
tube carrying sperm fromt he epididymis toward the urethra | vas deferens |
pair of sacs; secrete fluid into ejaculatory ducts | seminal vesicles |
castration | orchiectomy |
semen analysis | test of fertility |
ejaculation | ejection of sperm and fluid from thr urethra |
purulent | pus-filled |
vasectomy | removal of a piece of vas deferens |
circumcision | removal of the prepuce |
ligation | to tie off or bind |
cryosurgery | destruction of tissue by freezing |
psa | prostate-specific antigen |
bph | benign prostate hypertorphy |
turp | transurethra resection of the prostate |
trus | transrectal ultrasound |
dre | digital rectal exam |
hsv | herpes simplex virus |
-stasis | to stop |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-cele | hernia |
-rrhagia | bursting forth |
-ptosis | prolapse |
-plasia | formation |
-phagia | eating |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-pexy | fixation |
-ectasis | widening |
-centesis | to puncture |
-genesis | producing |
balan/o | glans penis |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orch/o or orchi/o or orchid/o | testicle |
pen/o | penis |
prostat/o | prostate |
semin/i or sperm/o | semen |
test/o | testicle |