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Reproductive System
anything dealing with the Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the baby called for the first 8 weeks of the pregnancy? | embryo |
| What is an abortion | abortion is when the mother plans to have the baby aborted |
| What is spontaneous abortion? | When the abortion is not planned often call a miscarriage. |
| What is the medical term for menstrual cramping? | Dysmenorrhea |
| What is 'abruptio placenta'? | The placenta tears away from the wall prior to delivery |
| What is another term for a benign tumor in the uterus? | Fibry |
| What is the area between the urethra and the anal opening called? | perineum |
| What is multipara | multiple births |
| What is multigravida | multiple pregnancey |
| What is the beginning of menstruation called? | menarche |
| What is the end of menstruation called? | menopause |
| What is the length of time during a pregnancy called? | gestation |
| What is a sac of fluid in the testes called? | hydrocele |
| What is the main difference between the urethra in a male and the urethra in a female? | Males also use the urethra for sperm |
| What is an inflammation of the glans penis called? | Balanitis |
| What is it called when the testes do not descend into the scrotal sac? | Cryptorchidism |
| What is castration | the removal of the testicles or overies |
| What is sterilization | the process fo rendering a male or felmale unable to conceive children |
| centesis | punture to with draw fluids |
| colp/o | vagina |
| mast/o | breast |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/o | testes |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |