Female Terminiology and abbreviations
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| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus, womb
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| labi/o | lip, labia
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| mamm/o, mast/o | breast
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| nat/o | birth
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| perine/o | perineum
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| cervic/o | cervix uteri, neck
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| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva
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| gynec/o | women, female
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| men/o | menses, menstruation
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| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary
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| ov/o, ov/i | egg
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| salping/o | fallopian tubes, oviducts, uterine tubes
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| -arche | beginning
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| -para | to bear (offspring)
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| -tocia | childbirth, labour
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| -cyesis, -gravida | pregnancy
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| -salpinx | fallopian tubes
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| -version | act of turning
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| dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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| lacti- | milk
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| primi- | first
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| endo- | within
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| multi- | many, most
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| AB; ab | abortion; antibody
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| AI | artificial insemination
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| BSE | breast self examination
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| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion
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| D & C | dilation and curettage
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| DC | discharge
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| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| EDC | estimated date of confinement
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| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy
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| FH | family history
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| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone
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| G | gravida
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| GC | gonorrhea
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| GYN | gynecology
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| HRT | hormone replacement therapy
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| HSG | hysterosalpingography
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| HSV | herpes simplex virus
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| IUD | intrauterine device
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| LH | luteinizing hormone
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| LMP | last menstrual period
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| LSO | left salpino-oophorectomy
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| MH | marital history
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| OCP's | oral contraceptive pills
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| Pap | papanicolaou's smear
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| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease
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| PMP | previous mentrual period
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| PMS | premenstrual syndrome
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| R/O | rule out
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| STI | sexually transmitted infection
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| STD | sexually transmitted disease
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| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy
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| TSS | toxic shock syndrome
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| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy
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| VD | venereal disease
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| CS; C section | cesarean section
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| CVS | chronic villus sampling
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| CWP | childbirth without pain
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| DOB | date of birth
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| FECG; FEKG | fetal electrocardiogram
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| FHR | fetal heart rate
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| FHT | fetal heart tone
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| FTND | full-term normal delivery
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| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin
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| IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
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| LBW | low birth weight
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| NB | newborn
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| OB | obstetrics
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| Para 1,2,3 | unipara, bipara, tripara
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| UC | uterine contractions
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| XX | female sex chromosomes
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| XY | male sex chromosomes
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| antifungals | treat vaginal yeast infection
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| estrogens | treat adverse symptoms of menopause
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| oral contraceptives | prevent pregnancy
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| oxytocics | induce labor at term by increasing the stregth and frequency of uterine contractions
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| prostaglandins | terminate pregnancy
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