Female Reproductive System
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| fulguration | destruction of tissue using a high-frequency electrical current
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| genitalia | the sex, or reproductive, organs visible on the outside of the body
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| gestation | the length of time from conception to birth
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| glans | small, rounded mass or glandlike body; erectile tissue at the endsof the clitoris and the penis
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| lactation | production and release of milk by mammary glands
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| orifice | mouth; entrance or outlet of any anatomic structure
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| 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
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| viable | capable of sustaining life; denotes a fetus sufficienty developed to live outside of the uterus
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| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac)
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| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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| colp/ovagin/o | vagina
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| galact/olact/o | milk
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| gynec/o | women, female
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| hyster/o | uterus (womb)
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| mamm/omast/o | breast
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| men/o | menses; menstruation
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| metri/outer/o | uterus (womb)
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| metr/o | uterus(womb; measure
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| nat/o | birth
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| oophor/oovari/o | ovary
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| perine/o | perineum
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| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian[auditory] tubes)
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| -arche | beginning
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| -cyesis | pregnancy
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| -gravida | pregnant woman
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| -para | to bear (offspring)
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| -salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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| -tocia | childbirth, labor
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| -version | turning
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| ante- | before, in front of
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| dys- | bad; painful; difficult
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| endo- | in, within
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| multi- | many, much
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| post- | after
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| primi- | first
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| adnexa | accessory parts of a structure
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| atresia | congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vigina
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| choriocarcinoma | malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy
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| 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
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| 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
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| dyspareunia | occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse
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| endocervicitis | inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri
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| fibroids | benign uterine tumors composed of muscle and bibrous tissue; also called leiomyomas (myomas) and fibromyoma uteri
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| infertility | inability or diminished ability to produce offspring
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| hormonal contraception | used of hormones to suppress ovulation and prevent conception
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| menarche | beginning of mensrual function
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| oligomenorrhea | scanty or infrequent menstrual flow
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| perineum | region between the vulva and anus that constitutes the pelvic floor
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| puberty | period during which secondary sex characteristics begin to develop and the capability of sexual reproduction is attained
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| pyosalpinx | pus in the fallopian tube
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