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MOD F - WEEK 4
CH. 23 VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABORTIFACIENT | any treatment that causes abortion of a fetus |
| AMENORRHEA | absence or suppression of menses |
| BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY | nonmalignant enlargement of prostate gland |
| CHLOASMA | hyperpigmentation of skin, limited or confined to a certain area |
| DEPOT | an area of the body where a substance can accumulate or be stored for later distribution |
| DYSMENORRHEA | painful menstruation |
| ENDOMETRIOSIS | condition in which tissue resembling endometrium is found outside the uterine cavity, usually in the pelvic area |
| ENDOMETRIUM | mucous membrane lining of the uterus |
| FALLOPIAN TUBE | narrow passage between the ovary and the uterus |
| FERTILIZATION | the process by which sperm uniteds with an ovum to create a new life |
| GAMETES | sex cells. or ova and sperm |
| INERT INGREDIENT | an ingredient that has little or no effect on body functions |
| MENOPAUSE | cessation of mestruation; a natural phenomenon in which a woman passes from a reproductive state to a nonreproductive state |
| NEGATIVE FEEDBACK | a self-regulating mechanism in which the output of a system has input or control on the process; a factor within a system that causes a corrective action to return the system to normal range |
| OOCYTE OR OVA | the female reproductive germ cell |
| PALLIATIVE | that which brings relief but does not cure |
| TERATOGENIC | causing abnormal embryonic development |