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Medical Term. Words
Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |