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HPR 208 CH 11
HPR 208 CH 11 Advance Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The process by which genetic material is passed from one generation to the next. Major funtion is to produce offspring. | Reproduction |
| Testes and ovaries are called? they function in the production of spermatozoa (sperm) or ova (eggs); ovary | Gonads |
| Reproductive organs, whether male or female, or internal or external are called? | Genitals or genetalia |
| Study of diseases of the female reproductive organs | Gynecology |
| External genitalia; stuctures are external to the vagina. | Vulva |
| Structures of of vulva are? | Mons pubis, Labia majora (labia majus, singular), labia minora (labia minus, singular), clitoris, opening for glands |
| Two pairs of skin folds protect the vaginal opening. Means two lips. | Labia |
| a pad of fatty tissue and thick skin that overlies the front of the pubic bone. Covered with hair after puberty. | Mons pubis |
| Anterior portion of the hip bones | Pubic bone |
| A small mass of erectile tissue and nerves that has similarities to the male penis. | Clitoris |
| Small pairs of skin folds that protects the vaginal opening? | Labia minora |
| Larger pairs of skin folds that protects the vaginal opening? | Labia majora |
| Secrete mucus for lubrication | Small glands |
| Left ovary (associated w/ left uterine tube), right ovary (associated w/ right uterine tube), uterus, vagina, special glands | Structures of internal genetalia |
| Uterine tubes that transport the ova to the uterus (womb). | Fallopian tubes; Uterine tube |
| Birth canal; receives the sperm during intercourse | Vagina |
| Provides norishment from the time the fertilized egg is implanted to the time of birth of the fetus; the muscular organ that prepares to receive and nurture the fertilized ovum; its endometrium sloughs off during menstration | Uterus |
| Latter stages of the developing young and in human beings; first 8 weeks | Fetus |
| Within the uterus | Intrauterine |
| Outside the uterus | Extrauterine |
| Commonly called cervix; lowermost cylindric part of the uterus; lower and narrower part that has the outlet from the uterus | Cervix utieri |
| Means the neck (of the uterus) or cervix uteri | Cervic/o |
| Layers of uterus tissue | Endometrium, myomyetrium, perimetrium |
| Meanings either measurement or uterine tissue, and means uterine tissue in naming the types of uterine tissue | Metr/o |
| Tissue that forms the lining of the uterus | Endometrium |
| The thick muscular tissue of the uterus | Myometrium |
| The membrane that surrounds the uterus | Perimetrium |
| Produces ova and hormones; located on each side of the uterus | Ovaries |
| Means pertaining to one or both ovaries | Ovarian |
| Ovaries function during this time; production of ova, and estrogen and progesteron | Ovulation |
| Hormones responsible for the development and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics, preparation of the uterus for pregnancy, development of the mammary glands. | Estrogen and progesterone |
| Discharge of a bloody fluid from the uterus at fairly regular intervals, approx once each month, from puberty to menopause; also called menses, sloughing off of the endometrium that has been prepared to receive a fertilized ovum but is not needed. | Menstration |
| Menopause | Climateric |
| Associated with each ovary | Uterine tube |
| Reproductive cell; fertilized by a sperm and the product of fertilization | Ovum |
| Instrument inserted into the vagina to allow examination of the cervix and the walls of the vagina | Vaginal speculum |
| Study of cells; scrapings collected during the pelvic examination | Cytology |
| Papanicolaou smear or test; material is collected from the areas of the body that shed cells | Pap smear |
| Instrument used (low powered microscope) to magnify the mucosa of the vagina and the cervix. | Coloscope |
| The examination of the abdominal cavity through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall | Laparoscopy |
| Instrument used in laparoscopy | Laparoscope |
| Absence of mentstrual flow | Amenorrhea |
| Difficulty, painful menstruation | Dysmenorrhea |
| Excessive flow during menstration | Menorrhagia |
| Abnormal passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and body surface | Fistula |
| Prevention of pregnancy | Contraception |
| Sagging of an organ | Prolapse |
| Tumor occurring on a mucous membrane | Polyp |
| A word that means the same as vaginitis is? | Colpitis |
| A condition in which tissue that somewhat resembles endometrium is found in an abnormal location in the pelvic cavity is called? | Endometriosis |
| An examination using an instrument that magnifies the vaginal mucosa is called? | Colposcopy |
| Prolapse of the uterus is? | Hysteroptosis |
| Inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus is? | Endometritis |
| A contraceptive device that is inserted into the uterus by the physician. | Intrauterine device |
| Placed in the vagina to kill sperm, but they are not as effective as several other contraceptive methods. | Spermicides |
| A sterilization procedure and can sometimes be reversed. | Tubal Ligation |
| Method of fertilizing the ova outside the body by collecting mature ova and placing them in a dish with spermatozoa before placing them in the uterus for implantation. | Invitro fertilization (IVF) |
| A fibrous or mucous stalked tumor of the cervical mucosa (lining) | Cervical Polyp |
| A general term for tumors that bleed easily and found on mucous membranes | Polyp |
| Inflammation of the cervix and vagina | Cervicocolpitis |
| Inflammation of the vagina | Colpitis; same as Vaginitis |
| Herniation or protusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina | Cystocele |
| A condition in which tissue that somewhat resembles the endometrium is found abnormally in various locations in the pelvic cavity | Endometriosis |
| Inflammation of the emdometrium | Endometritis |
| An abnormal, tubelike passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and the body surface. | Fistula |
| An abnormal, tubelike passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and the body surface. | Fistula |
| Fistula is an abnormal opening between the rectum and the vagina. | Rectovaginal |
| Fistula is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina | Vesicovaginal |
| Prolapse of the uterus | Hysteroptosis |
| A common benign fibroid tumor of the uterine muscle | Myoma |
| An inflamed condition of an ovary | Oophoritis |
| Inflammation of an ovary and its uterine tube | Oophorosalpingitis |
| Cancer of an ovary, a malignancy that is rarely detected in the early stage and usually far advanced when diagnosed | Ovarian Carcinoma |
| Infection of the upper genital organs beyond the cervix, often involving the peritoneum and intestines | Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| opt/o | vision |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| uter/o | uterus |
| endo- | inside |
| metr/i | uterine tissue |
| -osis | condition, disease |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| rect/o | rectum |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| hyster/o, uter/o | uterus |
| -ptosis | prolapse, sagging |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| -oma | tumor |
| A word that means the same as vaginitis is? | Colpitis |
| Placed in the vagina to kill sperm | Spermicides |
| Primary intervention for women who suffer the symptoms of menopause or those at high risk for osteoporosis | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) |
| Plastic surgery of vagina | Colpoplasty |
| suture of the vagina | colporrhaphy |
| Excision of a cone of tissue from the cervix performed to remove a lession from the crvix or to obtain tissue for biopsy. Sometimes the procedure performed in conjunction with D&C. | Conization of the Cervix |
| A surgical procedure that expands the cervical opening so that the uterine wall can be scraped. | Dilation and curettage (D&C) |
| Surgical removal of the uterus. | Hysterectomy |
| Removal of the uterus through the abdominal wall | Abdominal Wall or Laparohysterectomy |
| Abdominal exploration using a lighted instrument, the laparoscope, which allows the direct visualization of the abodominal contents. | Laparoscopy |
| An instrument is inserted to allow movement of the uterus during examination. | Cannula |
| An abdominal (incision)operation surgical opening of the abdomen done for various purposes | Laparotomy |
| Surgical removal of one or both ovaries | Oophorectomy |
| Surgical removal of a uterine tube | Salpingectomy |
| Salping/o | Uterine Tube |
| Removal of an ovary its accompanying uterine tube. | Salpingo-oophorectomy |
| Removal of both ovaries and their uterine tubes | Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy |
| Suture of a uterine tube | Salpingorrhaphy |
| Sterilization by surgically binding or crushing the uterine tubes (litigation means binding or tying) | Tubal Ligation |
| The union of an ovum and a sperm, resulting in an embryo. | Fertilization |
| Embedding of a fertilized ovum (zygote) | Implantation |
| endo- | inside |
| extra- | outside |
| -ium | membrane |
| ov/o | ovum |
| metr/o | uterine tissue |
| Extraembryonic membranes | Amnion and Chorion |
| Fertilized ovum | Zygote |
| Begins 2 wks after conception and lasts until about the end of week 8 | Human Embryonic Stage |
| after 8 weeks | Fetal Stage begins |
| Commonly called the afterbirth because it is expelled after delivery of the baby | Placenta |
| Developing embryo after 8 weeks | Fetus |
| Fet/o | Fetus |
| Few days after fertilization has occured, a hormone is produced and can be detected in body gluids. Testing in urine or blood of this hormone will determine pregnancy. | Human Chrorionic gonadotropin (HCG) |
| Provides an image of the developing fetus | Ultrasonography or ultrasound |
| Embryo implanted outside the uterus | Extrauterine or Ectopic pregnancy |
| ecto- | Outside |
| top/o | location |
| nat/i | birth |
| Before Birth | Prenatal |
| After Birth | Postnatal |
| Newborn infant up to 6 wks of age, period of time is known as? | Neonate; Neonatal period |
| Branch of medicine that specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth | Obstetrics |
| Another word means pregnancy period of time from conception to birth. | Gestation |
| Synonym for childbirth | Parturition |
| Before childbirth | Antepartum |
| After childbirt | Postpartum |
| par/o | bearing of offspring |
| -para | woman who has given birth |
| woman who has given 1 birth; 2nd birth; 3rd birth; has never given birth | unipara; secundipara; tripara; nullipara |
| A woman who is pregnant for the first time | gravida |
| A normal presentation of the top of the head, the brow, the face, or at the cervical opening | Cephalic presentation |
| The bottocks, knees, or feet are presented | Breech presentation |
| The long axis of the baby's body is across the long axis of the mother's body, and the shoulder is presented at the cervical opening | Shoulder presentation |
| Separtion of the placenta from the uterine - 20 wks or more gestation or during labor; often results in severe hemorrhage | Abruptio placentae |
| The innermost of the membranes that surround the developing fetus. | Amnion |
| The transparent sac, that holds the fetus suspended in amniotic fluid | Amnion |
| Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to remove amniotic fluid. Material removed is studied to dectect genetic disorders or other abnormalities | Amniocentesis |
| Through the abdomen | Tranabdominal |
| Surgical rupture of the fetal membranes, performed to induce or expedite labor | Amniotomy |
| Incision through the wall of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of a fetus | Cesarean Section; C-section |
| Congenital condition characterized by mild to severe mental retardation and caused by abnormality - presence of chromosome 21 | Down Syndrome |
| The test consists of a combination of ultrasound measurement and a blood test performed 11wks, 1 day and 13 wks, 6 days of pregnancy | Ultra-Screen |
| A surgical procedure in which an incision is made to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery | Episiotomy |
| Anemia of newborns, premature destruction of red blood cells and resulting from maternal-fetal blood group incompatibility, involves Rh factor and ABO blood groups; also called hemolytic disease of the newborn | Erythroblastosis fetalis |
| Means to correct fertility, administration of hormones, use of vaginal medications, surgery, counseling and in vitro fertilization | Fertility treatments |
| Assessment of the fetus in utero, monitoring heartbeat | Fetal monitoring |
| Monitoring heartbeat | Electrocardiography |
| Small lobes 15-20 glandular tissue that ratdiate around the nipple | Lobules |
| The circular picmented area of skin surrounding the nipple is called? | Areola |
| The amount of this tissue (fat)determines the size of the breast | Adipose Tissue |
| The female breasts are milk producing glands are called? | Mammary |
| Circular pigmented area of skin surrounding the nipple | Aerola |
| Determines the size of the breast by the amount of? | Adipose Tissue (fat) |
| Each lobe is drained by this and has openings in the nipple | Lactiferous |
| Removal of lump or tumor | Lumpectomy |
| Chemical treatment | Chemotherapy |
| Pain in the breast | Mastalgia and mastodynia; Mammalgia |
| Inflammation of the breast | Mastitis |
| Sagging breasts | Mastoptosis |
| Surgical procedure to lift the breast | Mastopexy |
| Augmentation; plastic surgery to increase the size of female breast | Mammoplasty |
| Plastic surgery to reduce the size of the breast | Reduction mammoplasty |
| Surgical removal of a breast | Mastectomy |
| Transfers sperm to the vagina | Penis |
| The loose fold of skin | Prepuce |
| Covers by the prepuce (loose fold of skin) | Glans Penis |
| Produces sperm | Testis |
| Sperm stored at? | Epididymis |
| Testes and epididymis are contained in a pouch of skin called? | Scrotum |
| Begins at the epididymis, continues upward and centers the abdominopelvic cavity | Ductus deferens; vas deferens |
| Serves as a reservoir for semen until it is discharged. Each ductous deferens joins a duct from the? | Seminal vesicle |
| Expulsion of semen from the urethra | Ejaculation |
| Contribute an alkaline mucus-like fluid to the semen | Bulbourethral Glands |
| Male hormone; that induces and maintains male secondary sex characteristics | Testosterone |
| Formation of mature functional sperm | Spermato Genesis |
| Mixture of sperm cells and scretions | Semen |
| Killing of sperm | Spermicidal |
| Contraceptive foams and creams that are designed to prevent pregnancy are called? | Spermotocidal |
| Contains enzymes to help penetrate the ovum | Acrosome |
| Nonmalignant, noninflammatory enlargement of the prostate, mst common among men older tha 50 yrs | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| Undescended testicles; failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum before birth | Cryptorchidism |
| Accumulation of fluid in the saclike cavity, especially seous tumors of the testes or associated parts | Hydrocele |
| Inflammation of a testis | Orchiditis |
| A slowly progressing cancer of the prostate | Prostatic Carcinoma |
| gon/o | Genetals or reproduction |
| orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o, testicul/o | Testes |
| Pen/o | Penis |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Scrot/o | Scrotum, bag |
| Semin.o | Semen |
| Ser/o | Serum |
| Spermat/o | Sperm |
| Urethro/o | Urethra |
| Vas/o | Vessel or duct, sometimes ductus (vas) deferens |
| Inflammation of the prostate | Prostatitis |
| Axial rotation of the spermatic cord that cuts off the blood supply to the testicle | Testicular Torsion |
| Surgical removal of a testicle (often done to treat malignancy of a testicle) | Orchidectomy |
| Excision of both testes | Castration |
| Synonym for orchidectomy | Orchietomy |
| Plastic surgery of the testis, to correct a testicle that has not descended properly into the scrotum | Orchidoplasty |
| Surgical fixation of a undescended testicle in the crotum | Orchiopexy; Orchidopexy |
| Removal of all or part of the prostate | Prostatectomy |
| Partial or complete removal of the prostate gland by passing a cystoscope through the urethra | Transurethral prostatectomy |
| Resection which means excision of all or part of a structure | TURP (Transurethral Resection of the prostate) |
| Removal of all or segment of the vas deferens, done bilaterally to produce sterility | Vasectomy |
| Vasotomy reversal - surgical reconnecting the ends of the severed ductus deferens | Vasovasostomy |
| A treatable bacterial disease transmitted by intimate sexual contact and most common sexually transmitted disease in the US, treated by antibiotics | Chlamydial Infection |
| Abnormal implantation of the placenta in the uterus | Placenta Previa |
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