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Female Term. & Abbre
Female Terminiology and abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus, womb |
| labi/o | lip, labia |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| nat/o | birth |
| perine/o | perineum |
| cervic/o | cervix uteri, neck |
| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva |
| gynec/o | women, female |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| ov/o, ov/i | egg |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes, oviducts, uterine tubes |
| -arche | beginning |
| -para | to bear (offspring) |
| -tocia | childbirth, labour |
| -cyesis, -gravida | pregnancy |
| -salpinx | fallopian tubes |
| -version | act of turning |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| lacti- | milk |
| primi- | first |
| endo- | within |
| multi- | many, most |
| AB; ab | abortion; antibody |
| AI | artificial insemination |
| BSE | breast self examination |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| D & C | dilation and curettage |
| DC | discharge |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EDC | estimated date of confinement |
| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
| FH | family history |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| G | gravida |
| GC | gonorrhea |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LSO | left salpino-oophorectomy |
| MH | marital history |
| OCP's | oral contraceptive pills |
| Pap | papanicolaou's smear |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMP | previous mentrual period |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| R/O | rule out |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| VD | venereal disease |
| CS; C section | cesarean section |
| CVS | chronic villus sampling |
| CWP | childbirth without pain |
| DOB | date of birth |
| FECG; FEKG | fetal electrocardiogram |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FHT | fetal heart tone |
| FTND | full-term normal delivery |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| NB | newborn |
| OB | obstetrics |
| Para 1,2,3 | unipara, bipara, tripara |
| UC | uterine contractions |
| XX | female sex chromosomes |
| XY | male sex chromosomes |
| antifungals | treat vaginal yeast infection |
| estrogens | treat adverse symptoms of menopause |
| oral contraceptives | prevent pregnancy |
| oxytocics | induce labor at term by increasing the stregth and frequency of uterine contractions |
| prostaglandins | terminate pregnancy |
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