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Med Term Ch 14

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Functions of female reproductive system: •Producing female sex hormones •Propagating life by producing oocytes (female sex cells) •Providing place for implantation and nurturing of fertilized oocyte (ovum) through embryonic and fetal stages to birth
Womb pear-shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo develops
Fundus upper portion of the uterus
Endometrium lining of the uterus that sheds approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant woman
Myometrium muscular wall of the uterus
-arche (suffix) beginning
cervic/o neck or cervix
colp/o vagina (sheath)
episi/o vulva (covering)
mamm/o, mast/o breast
obstetro/o midwife
oo- egg, ovary
oophor/o, ovari/o ovary
ov/i, ov/o egg
salping/o uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube
toc/o labor or birth
adnexa uterine tubes and ovaries (uterine appendages)
vaginal orifice/ introitus opening of the vagina; also called introitus
greater vestibular glands/ Bartholin glands two glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete a lubricant during intercourse; also called Bartholin glands
amenorrhea absence of menstruation
dysmenorrhea painful menstruation
oligomenorrhea infrequent menstruation
CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
cervical dysplasia/ cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) potentially cancerous abnormality of epithelial tissue of the cervix, graded according to the extent of abnormal cell formation: CIN-1: mild dysplasia CIN-2: moderate dysplasia CIN-3: severe dysplasia
polythelia/ supernumerary nipples presence of more than one nipple on a breast, also called supernumerary nipples
Papanicolaou "Pap" Smear study of cells collected from the cervix to screen for cancer and other abnormalities
dilation and curettage (D&C) dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium to control bleeding, to obtain tissue for biopsy, or to remove polyps or products of conception
LEEP loop electrosurgical excision procedure
gravida a pregnant woman: gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies
para to bear
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