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Quick & Easy MT ch11
Quick & Easy MT Ch 11 The Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gonads | function in the production of spermatozoa or ova (Testes and Ovaries) |
| genitalia | reproductive organs |
| gynecology | study of disease of the female reproductive organs |
| gynecologist | specialist in the study of female reproductive diseases |
| vulval | pertaining to the vulva |
| Intrauterine | within the uterus |
| extrauterine | outside the uterus |
| endometrium | tissue that forms the lining of the uterus |
| myometrium | thick muscular tissue of the uterus |
| perimetrium | membrane that surrounds the uterus |
| ovulation | produciont of ova |
| climacteric | menopause (end of woman's reproductive period) |
| menses | menstruation |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| genit/o | genitals |
| gonad/o | genitals or reproduction |
| gynec/o | female |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterine tissue |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovar/o | ovary |
| salping/o | uterine tube (fallopian tube) |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -cidal | killing |
| cyst/o | bladder, cyst or sac |
| vesic/o | bladder, cyst or sac |
| men/o | month |
| rect/o | rectum |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine |
| cytology | study of cells |
| colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix |
| lapraroscopy | examination of the abdominal cavity through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstrual flow when it is normally expected |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| menorrhagia | excessive flow during menstruation |
| metrorrhagia | bleeding from the uterus at any time other than during the menstrual period |
| copitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| cystocele | herniation or protrusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina |
| endometriosis | a condition in which tissue that somewhat resembles the endometrium is found abnormally in various locations in the pelvic cavity. |
| fistula | an abnormal, tubelike passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and a body surface |
| hysteroptosis | prolapse of the uterus |
| myoma | most common fibroid tumor of the uterine muscle |
| oophoritis | inflammation of the ovary |
| oophorosalpingitis | inflammation of an ovary and its uterine tube |
| ovarian carcinoma | cancer of an ovary |
| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | infection of the upper genital organs beyond the cervix, often involving the peritoneum and intestines. |
| vulvitis | inflammation of the vulva |
| colpoplasty | plastic surgery of the vagina |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| oophorectomy | surgical removal of one or both ovaries |
| salpingorrhaphy | suture of a uterine tube |
| tubal ligation | sterilization by surgically binding or crushing the uterine tubes |
| fertilization | union of an ovum and sperm, resulting in an embryo |
| implantation | embedding of the fertilized ovum (called zygote) |
| zygote | fertilized ovum |
| placenta | a membrane through which the fetus derives nourishment during pregnancy |
| fetus | developing embryo after 8 weeks |
| chorionic gonadotropin (CHG) | hormone produced and detected in body fluids within a few days after fertilization occurs |
| ultrasonography | provides an image of the developing fetus |
| ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy located outside the uterus |
| prenatal | before birth |
| postnatal | after birth |
| neonate | newborn infant up to 6 weeks of age |
| Gestation | period of time from conception to birth (pregnancy) |
| antepartum | before childbirth |
| postpartum | after childbirth |
| unipara | given birth to one offspring |
| secundipara | given birth to two offspring |
| tripara | given birth to three offspring |
| nullipara | never given birth to viable offspring |
| gravida 1 | pregnant for the first time |
| gravida 2 | two pregnancies |
| amni/o | amnion (fetal membrane) |
| fet/o | fetus |
| nat/i | birth |
| par/o | to bear offspring |
| -para | a woman who has given birth |
| cephalic presentation | fetal presentation - head down |
| breech presentation | fetal presentation - feet , knees, or buttocks down |
| Shoulder presentation | fetal presentation - shoulder down |
| abruptio placentae | separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks or more gestation or during labor; often results in severe hemorrhage |
| amnion | innermost of the membranes that surround the developing fetus |
| amniocentisis | surgical puncture of the amniotic sac through the abdominal wall of the mother to remove amniotic fluid |
| down syndrome | congenital condition characterized by mild or severe mental retardation (three chromosome 21) |
| episiotomy | a surgical procedure in which an incision is made to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery |
| placenta previa | abnormal implantation of the placenta in the uterus so that it impinges on or covers the opening at the upper end of the uterine cervix |
| adipose | fat tissue |
| mammary | pertaining to breast |
| lactation | secretion of milk |
| mammography | diagnostic procedure that uses radiography to study the breast |
| mammogram | radiographic image of breast |
| lumpectomy | removal or lump or tumor from breast |
| chemotherapy | chemical therapy for cancer |
| mastectomy | surgical excision of breast |
| mastalgia | pain in the breast |
| mastodynia | pain in the breast |
| mammalgia | painful breast |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| mastoptosis | sagging breasts |
| mastopexy | surgical fixation of breast (surgery to lift breasts) |
| augmentation mammoplasty | plastic surgery to increase the size of the breast |
| testes | male gonad |
| testosterone | male hormone |
| spermatogenesis | formation of mature, functional sperm |
| estrogen | female hormone |
| spermatocidal | killing of sperm |
| spermicidal | killing of sperm |
| gon/o | genitals or reproduction |
| orchi/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| test/o | testes |
| testicul/o | testes |
| pen/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| scrot/o | scrotum, bag |
| semin/o | semen |
| ser/o | serum |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vessel or duct |
| orchiditis | inflammation of the testes |
| prostatic carcinoma | prostate cancer (slow growing) |
| testicular torsion | rotation of the spermatic cord that cuts off blood supply to the testicle |
| circumcision | surgical remaoval of the end of the foreskin that covers the head of teh penis |
| orchidectomy | surgical removal of a testicle |
| orchidoplasty | plastic surgery of the testes |
| prostatectomy | removal of the prostate |
| vasectomy | removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens, to produce sterility |
| urethritis | inflammation or the urethra |
| genitourinary | pertains to the genitals and urinary organs |
| syndrome | defined set of signs and symptoms that are not necessarily caused by the same disease. |
| malignancies | cancerous growths |
| chancre | primary lesion of syphilis |
| gonococcus | causative agent of gonorrhea |
| spirochete | causative agent of syphilis |
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