Gynecology, pregnant and childbirth medical terms
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| Amenorrhea | Without menses (no period)
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| Amniocentesis | Puncture of the amnion to remove fluid
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| Amnion | Thin, transparent sac containing the fetus from injury and helps maintain an even temperature
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| Climacteric | Change of life
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| Conception | Fertilization; penetration of the ovum by the spermatozoon
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| Dysmenorrhea | Painful menstruation
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| Embryo | An organism in its early stage of development
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| Endometrium | The inside lining of the uterus
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| Episiotomy | Incision of the perineum, performed during labor to minimize trauma to perineum during delivery
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| Fetus | A developing human from 3 months after conception to birth
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| Gestation | Period from conception to childbirth
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| Gynecomastia | A woman's breast
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| Gynoplasty | Plastic surgery of the female reproductive surgery
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| Hysterocele | Uterine hernia
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| Hysteromyoma | Muscle tumor of the uterus
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| Hysterorrhexis | Ruptured uterus
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| Involution | The process that returns enlarged uterus to its normal size
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| Labor | The act of childbirth
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| Mammalgia | Painful breast
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| Mammary | Breast
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| Mammopexy | Surgical fixation of pendulous breasts
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| Mastodynia | Painful breast
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| Mastoncus | Any tumor of the breast
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| Mastopathy | Disease of the mammary gland
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| Mastoptosis | Pendulous breasts (sagging, dropping)
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| Menometrorrhagia | Excessive bleeding (hemorrhage) from the uterus during menstruation
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| Menopause | Permanent cessation of menses
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| Menorrhagia | Heavy or prolonged menstruation
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| Menses | Menstruation
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| Menstruation | Function of discharging the menses
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| Metratrophy | Uterine tissue atrophy(wasting away of uterine tissue)
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| Metrorrhagia | Uterine hemorrhage
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| Multipara | Woman who has given birth 2 or more times
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| Myometritis | Inflammation of the muscle layer of the uterus
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| Neonatal | Recent period around childhood
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| Nullipara | Women who has never given birth
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| Oligohydramnios | Scanty amount of amniotic fluid in the sac
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| Ovum | Female egg cell
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| Parturition | Process of giving birth
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| Perineum | External female genitals between vaginal lips and anus
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| Peritoneum | Tough membrane covering the viscera (organs) and lining the abdominal cavity
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| Placenta | Structure made up of a network of blood vessels (arteries and veins)
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| Polyhydramnios | Excessive amounts of amniotic fluid in the sac
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| Postpartum | After labor is complete
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| Primigravida | Woman who is pregnant for the first time
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| Pudenda | External female genetals
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| Puerperal sepsis | The presence of pathogenic organisms or bacteria that has entered the blood stream and cause serious infection
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| Puerperium | Period of time following 3rd stage of labor when convolution takes place
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| Spermatozoon | Male germ cell
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