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MDA 141 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nulli | Never pregnant |
| Gravida | A pregnant women |
| Para | Along side, near, apart |
| Erythrocyte | A red blood cell |
| Hematopoiesis | Blood cell production |
| Leukopenia | Diminished numbers of leukocytes |
| Thrombocyte | Platelets in the blood |
| Hysterosalpingoophorectomy | Removal of uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries of hemo. |
| Anemia | Having less than normal quantity |
| Menorrhagia | Excessive bleeding during menstruation |
| Angioplasty | Procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenosis or occlusions |
| Enuresis | Bed wetting |
| Phagocytosis | The engulfing of microorganisms or other cells and foreign particles |
| Menopause | The end of menstruation |
| Hemolysis | Rupture of erythrocytes with release of hemoglobin into the plasma |
| Microthrombus | A small thrombus located in a capillary or other small blood vessel |
| Hemoglobin | Main functional constituent of the red blood cell |
| Mastitis | Inflammation of a mammary gland or udder |
| Hysterectomy | Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus |
| Biology | The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution,etc |
| Orchiectomy | Surgical removal of one or both testes |
| Vaginoplasty | Reconstruction of the vagina (surgical procedure) |
| Colposcopy | Procedure to examine, magnified view of the cervix and the tissues of the vagina and vulva |
| Endometriosis | A disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus (endometrium) grows outside it |
| Menorrhea | Menstrual flow |
| Rectocele | Herniation of the rectum into the vaginal area |
| Cystocele | Herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina |
| Dilation & curettage (D&C | A surgical procedure in which the cervix is expanded using a dilator and the uterine lining scraped with a curette |
| Menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menses |
| Metrorrhagia | irregular bleeding at times other than menses |
| Polymenorrhea | abnormally frequent menses |
| Postmenopausal bleeding | bleeding after menopause that is not associated with tumor, inflammation, or pregnancy |
| Menarche | a girl begins menses |
| Braxton- Hicks | enlargement of the uterus |
| Chadwick sign | formation of a mucous |
| Goodell sign | bluish violet color (increased vascularity of the cervix and vagina) |
| human chronic gonadotropin (HCG) | maternal urine or blood |
| Lochia rubra | blood- tinged discharge within 6 days of delivery |
| Lochia serosa | thin, brownish discharge lasting about 3 to 4 days |
| Lochia alba | white postpartum discharge |
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