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Body System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cervic/o | cervix (neck of the uterus) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| metri/o | uterus; to measure |
| uter/o | uterus |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | Fallopian (uterine) tube; Eustachian tube |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstrual flow |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| endometriosis | tissue from the inner lining of the uterus occurs abnormally in other pelvic or abdominal locations |
| menorrhagia | excessive discharge of the blood from the uterus during the menstrual cycle |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw fluid for chemical and chromosomal analysis |
| colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix with a colposcope |
| hysterosalpingography | x-ray imaging of the uterus and Fallopian tubes after injections of a contrast agent into the uterus |
| mammography | x-ray imaging of the breast |
| pelvic ultrasonography | procedure that produces an image of sound waves as they bounce off organs in the pelvic region |
| crosurgery | the use of cold temperature (liquid nitrogen) to freeze and destroy tissue |
| hysterectomy | excision of the uterus either through the abdominal wall or through the vagina |
| myomectomy | the surgical removal of fibroid (myoma)tissue from the uterus |
| D&C | Dilation and curettage |
| D&C | widening of the opening of the cervix and scalping of the lining of the uterus to remove tissue and stop prolonged or heavy uterine bleeding |
| GYN | gynecology |
| GYN | study of female disorders |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| IVF | egg and sperm are combined outside the body in a laboratory container, fertilized eggs are implanted into the uterus for pregnancy |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OB | labor and delivery of the fetus |
| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TAH-BSO | Entire uterus and both Fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed |
| lymph/o | lymph fluid |
| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| -ectasis | suffix meaning dilation |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| lymphoma | malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue (hodgkin disease) |
| sacoidosis | inflammatory diease in which small modules, or tubercles, form in the lymph nodes and other organs. |
| -oid | suffix meaning resembling |
| computed tomography (CT) scan | x-ray views in the transverse plane for the diagnosis of abnormalities in lymphoid organs |
| chemotherapy | treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells (Hodgkin disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and multiple myeloma)and viruses such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
| radiotherapy (radiation therapy) | treatment with high-dose radiation to destroy malignant lesions in the body |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIDS | suppression or deficiency of the immune response caused by exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HIV | virus that infects the white blood cells, causing damage to the patient's immune system |
| balan/o | penis |
| orch/o | testicle,testis |
| -pexy | suffix meaning surgical fixation |
| orchid/o | testicle, testis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| scrot/o | scrotal sac, scrotum |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia | noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland |
| cryptorchism | condition of descended testis. The testis is not in the scrotal sac at birth. |
| crypt/o | means hidden |
| hydrocele | sac of clear in the scrotum |
| hydr/o | water |
| -cele | suffix for hernia (a bulging or swelling) |
| orchiopexy | surgical fixation of descended testicles in a young male infant |
| transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP) | the removal of portions of the prostate gland with an endoscope inserted into the urethra |
| vasectomy | produce in which the vas defense on each side is cut, a piece is removes, and the free ends are folded and ligated (tied) with sutures. vasectomy procedure sterilization so that sperm are not released with semen. |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| PSA | prostate- specific antigen |
| PSA | measurement if the amount if PSA in the blood. Higher-than-normal levels are associated with prostatic enlargement and prostate cancer |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate gland |
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