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reproductive/
reproductive/Endocrine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| -logist | one who studies and treats |
| endo- | within |
| endocrin/o | endocrine |
| acr/o | extremities, height |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| -emia | in the blood |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| lith/o | stone |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| -ectomy | excision of |
| orch/o | testis, testicle |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| ante- | before |
| part/o | give birth to, labor, childbirth |
| -um | no meaning |
| tubal ligation | closure of the uterine tubes for sterilization by tying (ligation) |
| mast/o | breast |
| pseud/o | false |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| -ism | state of |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orchid/o | testis, testicle |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| salping/o | uterine tube |
| colp/o | vagina |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| peri- | surrounding |
| puerper/o | childbirth |
| Cervical | Pertaining to the cervix |
| Poly- | Many |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| -ia | Diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
| Neonatologist | Physician who studies/treats disorders of a newborn |
| Menarche | Beginning of menstration (age 11-16) |
| Para- | Beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| Multi- | Many |
| Hypo- | Below, incomplete, deficient |
| Prim/i | First |
| -a | No meaning |
| A- | Absence of, without |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| DOB | Date of birth |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| LMP | last mentrual period |
| VBAC | Vaginal birth after cesarian section |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| TVH | total vaginal hyterectomy |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| D&C | dilation and currettage |
| menorrhagia | rapid flow of blood at menstruation |
| men/o | menstuation |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| anorchism | state of absence of testis |
| Endocrinologist | Physician who studies and treats diabetes |
| Gynecologist | Physician who studies and treats the female reproductive system |
| OB | obstetrics |
| Acromegaly | Enlargement of extremities caused by excess growth hormone |
| Hyperglycemia | Excessive sugar in the blood |
| Prostatolith | Stones in the prostate |
| Vasectomy | Procedure resulting in male sterilization |
| Mastectomy | Surgical removal of a breast |
| Orchitis | Inflammation of the testis or testicle |
| adrenalectomy | excision of adrenal glands |
| antepartum | before childbirth |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| parathyroidectomy | excision of parathyroid glands |
| salpingo-oophorectomy | excision of uterine tube and ovary |
| prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland |
| hyterorrhexis | rupture of the uterus |
| multigravida | many pregnancies (has been pregnant more than two times) |
| oophoritis | inflammation of the ovary |
| balanoplasty | surgical repair of the glans penis |
| hypoglycemia | deficient sugar in the blood |
| primigravida | first pregnancy |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
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