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Medical Term. Words
Chapter 10
Term | Definition |
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Female Organs | breasts, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, vagina, Vulva |
Ovaries | produce female hormones, ovum develops and releases from the ovary |
Uterus | endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium, cervix |
Vagina | hymen |
Vulva (external genitalia) | clitoris, labia majora, labia minora |
Amni/o | amnion |
Gynec/o | women, female |
Mamm/o | breast |
Mast/o | breast |
Part/o | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnancy |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
Abortion | induced & spontaneous (miscarriage) |
Afterbirth | delivery of placenta |
Amnion | sac surrounding intrauterine baby that holds fluid |
Amnioncentisis | puncture to withdraw amnion fluid |
Labor Stages: | stage 1: dilatation & effacement (D & E) stage 2: expulsion of baby stage 3: expulsion of placenta |
Crowning | appearance of baby's head at vaginal opening during labor |
placenta | after birth. nutrients and waste are exchanged between mother and baby through placenta. (baby is attached by umbilical cord) |
Umbilical | division of the abdomen; the middle section |
Umbilical cord | cord extending from baby's navel to the placenta |
Male organs | scrotum, testes, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, penis |
Semen | fluid and sperm released when ejaculation occurs |
Sperm | male gamete |
Vasectomy | cutting of the vas deferens |
Circumcision | removing foreskin |
mitosis | for growth or repair |
meiosis | for production (gametes) |