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Female reproductive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Destruction of tissue by rapid freezing | Cryosurgery |
| Process of viewing the abdominal cavity | Laparoscopy |
| Visual exam of the vagina and cervix | Colposcopy |
| Process of measuring the pelvis either manually or by X-ray | Pelvimetry |
| X-ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes | Hysterosalpingography |
| Inserting a needle to withdraw fluid for viewing | Aspiration biopsy |
| Surgical removal of tissue for viewing | Biopsy |
| Obtaining a sample of endometrial tissue | Endometrial biopsy |
| Removal of tumor and adjacent tissue | Lumpectomy |
| X-ray of breast tissue | Mammography |
| Removal of breast, lymph nodes, and muscle | Radical mastectomy |
| Removal of breast only | Simple mastectomy |
| Removal of breast and lymph nodes | Modified radical mastectomy |
| Opening of urethra | Meatus |
| Surgical removal of cone shaped piece of cervix | Conization |
| Surgical puncture through wall of vagina | Culdocentesis |
| Excessive bleeding with menstruation | Menorrhagia |
| Painful menstruation | Dysmenorrhea |
| Infrequent menstruation | Oligomenorrhea |
| Excessive bleeding other than with menstruation | Metrorrhagia |
| Absence of menstruation | Amenorrhea |
| Period of life where ability to reproduce begins | Puberty |
| Premenstrual phase | Days 15-28 between ovulation and menstruation |
| Cessation of menstruation | Menopause |
| Postmenstrual phase | Days 6-12 between menses and ovulation |
| Menstrual phase | Days 1-5 |
| Shedding of uterine lining | Menstruation |
| Day 14 of 28 day cycle | Ovulation |
| First menstrual cycle | Menarche |
| A woman who has never been pregnant | Nulligravida |
| First pregnancy | Primigravida |
| Giving birth for the first time after 20 weeks | Primipara |
| Giving birth before 20 weeks gestation | Nullipara |
| Sexual intercourse | Copulation |
| Fertilization | Conception |
| Tapping on the uterus through the vagina to make the fetus bounce | Ballottement |
| Suturing the cervix | Cerclage |
| Fetus settling into pelvis | Lightening |
| Bluish violet hue of cervix and vagina | Chadwickâs sign |
| Softening of the lower uterus | Hegarâs sign |
| Softening of cervix | Goodwellâs sign |
| First feeling of movement | Quickening |
| Fingerlike ends of fallopian tubes | Fimbriae |
| Top of the uterus | Fundus |
| Mature sperm or ovum | Gamete |
| Stretch marks | Striae gravidarum |
| Dark vertical line on abdomen | Linea nigra |
| Most severe form of hypertension | Eclampsia |
| Conception to 8th week | Embryo |
| Egg | Ovum |
| 9+ weeks | Fetus |
| Female sex hormone | Estrogen |
| Over 130/80 | High blood pressure |
| Chloasma | Pregnancy mask |
| Removal of Fallopian tubes âtyingâ | Salpingectomy |
| Removal of ovaries and Fallopian tubes | Salpingoopherectomy |
| Removal of ovaries | Oopherectomy |