Miller Motte Technical College Chapter 15, Female Reproductive System
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| cervic/o | neck or cervix
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| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina (sheath)
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| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva (covering)
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| gynec/o | woman
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| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus
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| lact/o | milk
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| mast/o, mamm/o | breast
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| men/o | menstruation
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| obstetr/o | midwife
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| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary
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| ov/i, ov/o | egg
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| pelv/i pelvis | (basin); hip bone
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| salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, eustachian tube
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| toc/o | labor or birth
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| -arche (suffix) | beginning
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| uterus yū′tr-s | womb; a pear-shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develops
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| fundus fn′ds | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes
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| endometrium en-dō-mē′trē-m | lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation
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| uterine tubes yū′tr-in tūbz - fallopian tubes fă-lō′pē-ăn tūbz | tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus
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| ovary ō′vă-rē | one of two glands located on each side of the pelvic cavity that produce ova and female sex hormones
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| cervix sr′viks | neck of the uterus
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| cervical os sr′vi-kăl os | opening of the cervix to the uterus
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| vagina vă-j′nă | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body
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| vulva vl′vă | external genitalia of the female
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| labia lā′bē-ă | folds of tissue on either side of the vaginal opening; known as the labia majora and labia minora
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| clitoris klit′ō-ris | female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva
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| hymen h′men | fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the vagina
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| areola ă-rē′ō-lă | dark-pigmented area around the nipple
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| embryo (Fig. 15-3) em′brē-ō | the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eighth week
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| fetus (Fig. 15-4) fē′ts | the developing organism from the ninth week to birth
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| placenta plă-sen′tă | vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy to provide nourishment for the fetus (placenta = cake)
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| amnion am′nē-on | innermost of the membranes surrounding the embryo in the uterus, filled with amniotic fluid
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| meconium mē-kō′nē-m | intestinal discharges of the fetus that form the first stools in the newborn
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| amenorrhea ă-men-ō-rē′ă | absence of menstruation
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| dysmenorrhea dis-men-ō-rē′ă | painful menstruation
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| cervicitis ser-vi-s′tis | inflammation of the cervix
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| menopause men′ō-pawz | cessation of menstrual periods caused by lack of ovarian hormones
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| amastia ă-mas′tē-ă | absence of a breast
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| dilation and curettage (D&C) (Fig. 15-15) d-lā′shn and kū-r-tahzh′ | dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium to control bleeding, to obtain tissue for biopsy, or to remove polyps or products of conception
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| gravida (Fig. 15-19) grav′i-dă | a pregnant woman; gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies
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| nulligravida nl-i-grav′i-dă | having never been pregnant
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| primigravida pr-mi-grav′i-dă | first pregnancy
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| para (see Fig. 15-19) par′ă | to bear; a woman who has produced one or more viable (live outside the uterus) offspring; para followed by a number indicates the number of times a pregnancy has resulted in a single or multiple birth
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| nullipara n-lip′ă-ră | a woman who has not borne a child (nulli = none; para = to bear)
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| primipara pr-mip′ă-ră | first delivery (primi = first; para = to bear)
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| multipara ml-tip′ă-ră | a woman who has given birth to two or more children
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