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Mod F Unit 3 Words Thompson Institute hbg
| Unit 3 Term Words | meaning |
|---|---|
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| menarche | 1st menstrual period |
| endo | within |
| metr/i | uterus |
| dys | difficult,painful |
| an- | without |
| -osis | disease |
| phimo | constrict |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| orch/o | testicle |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| a- | without |
| metr/o | uterus |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
| orchi/o | testicle |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| olig/o | scanty |
| metri/o | uterus |
| -ism | state of |
| hyster/o | uterus,womb |
| men/o | menses |
| mast/o | breast |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -um | thing |
| rrhagia | bursting forth |
| mamm/o | breast |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cryptorchidism | condition of undescended testicle(s) |
| areola | the darker,pigmented,circular area surrounding the nipple of each breast |
| myometrium | the muscular layer of the wall of the uterus |
| hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy | complete hysterectomy |
| mammoplasty | surgical REPAIR of the breast |
| endometriosis | growth of tissue outside the endometrium |
| anorchism | absence of one or both testicles |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstrual flow |
| impotence | the inability of a male to achieve or substain an erection |
| oligospermia | low sperm count |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| orchidopexy | surgical fixation to move undescended testes into the scrotum |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual cycles |
| vasectomy | surgical removal of the Vas Deferens for male sterilization |
| coitus | sexual intercourse |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| hypospadias | congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis |
| mastectomy | surgical REMOVAL of the breast |
| puberty | period of life at which the ability to reproduce begins |
| metrorrhagia | uterine bleeding at times other than the menstrual period |
| phimosis | a tightness of the foreskin of the penis that prevents it from being pulled back |
| perineum | area between the vaginal orifice & anus in females and area between the testicles & anus |
| Bartholin's Gland | 2 small,mucus- secreting glands located at the entrance of the vagina |