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Unit 7
health careers internship
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| colp/o | vagina |
| gravid/o | pregnant women |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| mamm/o | mammary glands |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metr/o | uterine tissues |
| nat/o | birth |
| o/o | egg, ovum |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| salping/o | uterine tube |
| syphil/o | syphilis |
| top/o | place |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| a- | without, lack of |
| aniso- | unequal |
| ante- | before |
| bi- | two, both |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| ecto- | outside of |
| endo- | inner |
| infra- | below, under |
| iso- | same, equal |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| primi- | first |
| -blast | immature, embryonic cell |
| -centesis | surgical puncture for fluid removal |
| -ectopic | out of place |
| -graphy | process of making a picture or record |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -para | woman who carries pregnancy to viability |
| -partum | delivery, childbirth |
| -pexy | fixation of a prolapse |
| -phobia | fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -scopy | process of using a scope |
| -stasis | control or stopping |
| Ab I, II, III, an so on | one abortion, two, three, and so on |
| C-section | cesarean section delivery |
| D&C | dilation & curettage |
| F | female |
| FTT | failure to thrive |
| Grav I, II, III, | one pregnancy, two, three |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| HSG | hysterosalpingogram |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LAVH | lapraosopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| OB | obstetrics |
| Pap | papanicolaou test (smear) |
| Para I, II, III, | one live birth, two, three |
| PMS | premanstrual syndrome |
| preg | pregnant |
| RPR | syphilis test |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| STI or STD | sexually transmitted infection (disease) |