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Chapter 9
Gynecology, pregnant and childbirth medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amenorrhea | Without menses (no period) |
| Amniocentesis | Puncture of the amnion to remove fluid |
| Amnion | Thin, transparent sac containing the fetus from injury and helps maintain an even temperature |
| Climacteric | Change of life |
| Conception | Fertilization; penetration of the ovum by the spermatozoon |
| Dysmenorrhea | Painful menstruation |
| Embryo | An organism in its early stage of development |
| Endometrium | The inside lining of the uterus |
| Episiotomy | Incision of the perineum, performed during labor to minimize trauma to perineum during delivery |
| Fetus | A developing human from 3 months after conception to birth |
| Gestation | Period from conception to childbirth |
| Gynecomastia | A woman's breast |
| Gynoplasty | Plastic surgery of the female reproductive surgery |
| Hysterocele | Uterine hernia |
| Hysteromyoma | Muscle tumor of the uterus |
| Hysterorrhexis | Ruptured uterus |
| Involution | The process that returns enlarged uterus to its normal size |
| Labor | The act of childbirth |
| Mammalgia | Painful breast |
| Mammary | Breast |
| Mammopexy | Surgical fixation of pendulous breasts |
| Mastodynia | Painful breast |
| Mastoncus | Any tumor of the breast |
| Mastopathy | Disease of the mammary gland |
| Mastoptosis | Pendulous breasts (sagging, dropping) |
| Menometrorrhagia | Excessive bleeding (hemorrhage) from the uterus during menstruation |
| Menopause | Permanent cessation of menses |
| Menorrhagia | Heavy or prolonged menstruation |
| Menses | Menstruation |
| Menstruation | Function of discharging the menses |
| Metratrophy | Uterine tissue atrophy(wasting away of uterine tissue) |
| Metrorrhagia | Uterine hemorrhage |
| Multipara | Woman who has given birth 2 or more times |
| Myometritis | Inflammation of the muscle layer of the uterus |
| Neonatal | Recent period around childhood |
| Nullipara | Women who has never given birth |
| Oligohydramnios | Scanty amount of amniotic fluid in the sac |
| Ovum | Female egg cell |
| Parturition | Process of giving birth |
| Perineum | External female genitals between vaginal lips and anus |
| Peritoneum | Tough membrane covering the viscera (organs) and lining the abdominal cavity |
| Placenta | Structure made up of a network of blood vessels (arteries and veins) |
| Polyhydramnios | Excessive amounts of amniotic fluid in the sac |
| Postpartum | After labor is complete |
| Primigravida | Woman who is pregnant for the first time |
| Pudenda | External female genetals |
| Puerperal sepsis | The presence of pathogenic organisms or bacteria that has entered the blood stream and cause serious infection |
| Puerperium | Period of time following 3rd stage of labor when convolution takes place |
| Spermatozoon | Male germ cell |
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