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Medical Terminology A Living Language

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amni/o   amnion  
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cervic/o   neck, cervix  
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chori/o   chorion  
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colp/o   vagina  
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culd/o   cul-de-sac  
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embry/o   embryo  
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episi/o   vulva  
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fet/o   fetus  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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hymen/o   hymen  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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lact/o   milk  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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metr/o   uterus  
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nat/o   birth  
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o/o   egg  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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ovari/o   ovary  
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perine/o   perineum  
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salping/o   uterine tubes, fallopian tubes  
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uter/o   uterus  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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-arche   beginning  
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-cyesis   state of pregnancy  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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-partum   childbirth  
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-salpinx   uterine tube  
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-tocia   labor, childbirth  
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what does the internal genitalia for a woman consist of?   uterus, ovaries, uterine tubes, vagina  
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where are the female internal genitalia located?   pelvic cavity  
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what are the external female genitalia referred to as?   vulva  
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which two hormones stimulate maturation of ovum and trigger ovulation?   luteuinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone  
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what are the two primary hormones produced by the ovaries?   progesterone and estrogen  
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what is the function of progesterone and estrogen?   stimulate the lining of the uterus. They are also responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics  
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what are two other names for the uterine tubes?   ovaducts or fallopian tubes  
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what are the unattached finger like projections off the uterine tubes called?   fimbriae  
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where does conception take place?   the upper half of the uterine tubes  
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where is the uterus located?   in the pelvic cavity between the bladder and the rectum  
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what is the term for slightly bent forward?   anteflexion  
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what is the name of the outer layer of the uterus?   perimetrium  
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what is the upper portion of the uterus called?   fundus  
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what is the body of the uterus called?   corpus  
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what is the lower portion of the uterus called?   cervix  
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what is the term for the inner layer of the uterine wall?   endometrium  
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what would you call the thick muscular wall of the uterus?   myometrium  
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what would you call the very first menstrual cycle in a girls life?   menarche  
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the period in a woman's life when she stops menstruating is called what?   menopause  
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when does menopause usually occur?   between ages of fourty and fiftyfive  
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what is the term for the folds of skin which serve as protection for the female genitalia?   labia majora and labia minora  
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what type of tissue does the clitoris contain?   erectile tissue  
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what is the term for the area between the vaginal orifice and the anus?   perineum  
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how long is the normal fetus gestation?   fourty weeks  
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when is a baby considered premature?   before thirty seven weeks  
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when is the fetus no longer referred to as an embryo?   the end of the eighth week  
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what is the innermost sac surrounding the fetus?   amnion sac  
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what is the amnion sac filled with?   amniotic fluid  
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what is the outer sac which surrounds the fetus?   chorion  
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what is the term for the thinning of the cervix during the dilation stage of birth?   effacement  
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how wide does the cervix dilate?   ten centimeters  
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olig/o   scanty  
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py/o   pus  
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what would you call the fluid first secreted by the breast after delivery?   colostrum  
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what would you call the first bowel movement of an infant consisting of mucus and bile?   meconium  
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