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Chapter 8
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion |
| bartholin/o | Bartholin gland |
| cervic/o | cervix , neck |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chorion/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | women, female |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| infra- | under |
| tomy- | to cut |
| ectomy- | remove |
| stomy- | new opening |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus |
| metri/o | uterus |
| my/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
| myom/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
| nat/i | birth |
| obstetr/o | pregnancy and childbirth |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovary/o | ovary |
| ovul/o | egg |
| perinue/o | perineum |
| phor/o | to bear |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant |
| -parous | bearing, bringing |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -version | act of turning |
| dys- | painful |
| endo- | within |
| in- | in |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | no, not, none |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| retro- | backward |
| ovum | ova |
| carcinoma of the cervix | malignant cells within the cervix |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| endometriosis | endometrial tissue located outside the uterus |
| fibroids | benign tumors in the uterus |
| ovarian carcinoma | malignant tumor of the ovary |
| ovarian cysts | collections of fluid within sacs |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region |
| gonorrhea | gonococcal bacteria |
| chlamydial infection | chlamydial bacteria |
| syphilis | spirochete bacteria |
| genital herpes | herpes simplex virus - HSV |
| HPV infection and genital warts | human papillomavirus |
| carcinoma of the breast | malignant tumor of the breast |
| fibrocystic breast disease | numerous small sacs of fluid surrounded by dense strands of fibrous tissue in the breast |
| ectopic placentae | implantation of the fertilized egg in any site other than the normal uterine location |
| abruption placentae | premature separation of the normally implanted placenta |
| multiple gestations | more than one fetus inside the uterus |
| placenta previa | implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the uterus |
| preeclampsia | abnormal condition associated with pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria, edema, and headache |
| down syndrome | chromosomal abnormality |
| erythroblastosis fetalis | hemolytic disease in the newborn caused by a blood group incompatibility between the mother and the fetus |
| hyaloine membrane disease | acute lung disease commonly seen in the premature newborn |
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