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MT Ch 11 Reproductive System Quiz to page 275

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gonads   testes and ovaries  
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gynecology   study of diseases of the female reproductive organs  
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gynecologist   specialist in the study of diseases of the female reproductive organs.  
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vulvar   pertaining to the external female genital structures  
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intrauterine   within the uterus  
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extrauterine   outside the uterus  
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cervical   pertains to the neck or the cervix  
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endometrium   lining of the uterus  
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myometrium   thick muscular tissue of the uterus  
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perimetrium   membrane that surrounds the uterus  
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ovulation   production of ova  
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estrogen, progesterone   hormones responsible for the development and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics and preparation of the uterus for pregnancy  
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menopause   end of a woman's reproductive period  
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menses   menstruation, sloughing off of the endometrium that has been prepared to receive a fertilized ovum but is not needed  
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pap smear   refers to collection and examinations of cells from the vagina and cervix  
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colposcopy   visual examination of the vagina and cervix  
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laparoscopy   visual examination of the abdominal cavity through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall.  
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amenorrhea   absence of menstrual flow when it is normally expected  
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dysmenorrhea   painful menstruation  
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menorrhagia   excessive flow during menstruation  
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metrorrhagia   bleeding from the uterus at any time other than during the menstrual period  
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cystocele   herniation or protrusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina  
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endometriosis   condition in which tissue that somewhat resembles the endometrium is found abnormally in various locations in the pelvic cavity  
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endometritis   inflammation of the endometrium  
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fistula   abnormal, tubelike passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and the body surface.  
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hysteroptosis   prolapse of the uterus  
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oophoritis   an inflamed condition of an ovary  
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ovarian carcinoma   cancer of an ovary  
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vulvitis   inflammation of the vulva  
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sterilization   surgical pregnancy prevention, permanent. For example: vasectomy, tubal ligation  
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contraceptive   used to prevent conception or pregnancy  
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spermicides   placed in the vagina to kill sperm  
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in vitro fertilization   method of ferilizing the ova outside the body by collecting mature ova and placing them in a dish with spermatozoa before placing them in the uterus for implantation.  
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dilation and curettage   surgical procedure that expands the cervical opening so that the uterine wall can be scraped  
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hysterectomy   surgical removal of the uterus  
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oophorectomy   surgical removal of one or both ovaries  
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tubal ligation   sterilization by surgically binding or crushing the fallopian (uterine) tubes.  
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