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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stimulating effect of a hormone | tropin |
| thyroid gland | thry/o |
| cervix | cervic/o |
| testis | orchid/o |
| vagina | colp/o |
| ovary | oophor/o |
| decreased | hyp/o |
| sperm | spermat/o |
| fallopian tube | salping/o |
| painful labor | dystocia |
| pertaining to the cervix | cervical |
| act of giving birth; childbirth; delivery | parturition |
| surgical removal of all or part of the prostate | prostatectomy |
| rupture of the uterus | hysterorrhexis |
| excessive bleeding during the menstrual period | menorrhagia |
| painful or abnormal menstrual flow | dysmenorrhea |
| never have given birth to a viable fetus | nullipara |
| surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries | salpingoophorectomy |
| small painless lumps that are benign, circumscribed & mobile | fibroadenoma |
| deficient # of sperm present in semen | oligospermia |
| the onset of menstruation | menarche |
| absence or lack of menstration | amenorrhea |
| undescended testicle | cryptorchisism |
| examination of the vaginal and cervical tissue using a scope | colposcopy |
| inflammation of the fallopian tube | salpinitis |
| first pregnancy | primigravida |
| person who studies the endocrine system | endocrinologist |
| enlargement of the drenal gland | adrenomegaly |
| excessive thirst | polydipsia |
| thyroxine | T4 |
| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake test |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| L & D | labor and delivery |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| NSD | normal spontaneous delivery |
| LMP | last mentrual period |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| inflammation of the testes | orchitis |
| surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands | adrenalectomy |
| surgical removal of one or all of the parathyroid glands (which one is spelled correctly) | parathyroidectomy |
| surgical removal of the breast | mastectomy |
| menses/menstruation (does not mean uterus) | men/o |
| tubial ligation | fallopian tube |
| ovarial pexy | oophoropexy |
| lack or absence of sperm | aspermia |
| abnormal _________ of cholesterol in blood (hypercholesterolemia) | increase |
| __________ of bones due to excessive growth hormone (acromegaly) | enlargement |