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Stack #176575
Female Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fulguration | destruction of tissue using a high-frequency electrical current |
| genitalia | the sex, or reproductive, organs visible on the outside of the body |
| gestation | the length of time from conception to birth |
| glans | small, rounded mass or glandlike body; erectile tissue at the endsof the clitoris and the penis |
| lactation | production and release of milk by mammary glands |
| orifice | mouth; entrance or outlet of any anatomic structure |
| puerperium | time after childbirth tha last approximately 6 weeks, during which the anatomic and physiological changes brought about by pregnancy resolve and a woman adjusts to the new or expanded responsibilities of motherhood and nonpregnant life |
| viable | capable of sustaining life; denotes a fetus sufficienty developed to live outside of the uterus |
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
| colp/ovagin/o | vagina |
| galact/olact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | women, female |
| hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
| mamm/omast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses; menstruation |
| metri/outer/o | uterus (womb) |
| metr/o | uterus(womb; measure |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/oovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian[auditory] tubes) |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -para | to bear (offspring) |
| -salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes) |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -version | turning |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| multi- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| primi- | first |
| adnexa | accessory parts of a structure |
| atresia | congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vigina |
| choriocarcinoma | malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy |
| corpus luteum | ovarian scar tissue that results from rupturing of a follicle during ovulation and becomes a small yellow body that produces progrestoerone after ovulation |
| contraceptive diaphragm | contraceptive device consisting of a hemisphere of thin rubber bonded to a flexile ring; inserted into the vagina together with spermicidal jelly or cream up to 2 hours before coitus so that spermatozoa cannot enter the uterus, thus preventing conception |
| dyspareunia | occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri |
| fibroids | benign uterine tumors composed of muscle and bibrous tissue; also called leiomyomas (myomas) and fibromyoma uteri |
| infertility | inability or diminished ability to produce offspring |
| hormonal contraception | used of hormones to suppress ovulation and prevent conception |
| menarche | beginning of mensrual function |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty or infrequent menstrual flow |
| perineum | region between the vulva and anus that constitutes the pelvic floor |
| puberty | period during which secondary sex characteristics begin to develop and the capability of sexual reproduction is attained |
| pyosalpinx | pus in the fallopian tube |
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