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HC 101 Reproductive
Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amenorrhea | abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation. |
| Amniocentesis | surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus of a pregnant female to obtain amniotic fluid especially to examine the fetal chromosomes for an abnormality and for determination of sex. |
| Andropause | gradual and highly variable decline in production of androgenic hormones and especially testosterone in human male together with its associated effects that is held to occur during and after middle age but is often difficult to discriminate from. |
| Anorchism | the absence of testes. |
| Apgar Score | index used to evaluate the condition of a newborn infant based on a rating of 0,1, or 2 for each of the five characteristics of color, heart rate, response to stimulation of the sole of the foot, muscle tone, and respiration with 10 being a perfect score. |
| Arche | suffix for beginning. |
| Aspermia | condition of having no sperm. |
| Azoospermia | absence of spermatozoa from the seminal fluid |
| Balanorrhea | discharge from the glans penis. |
| Cervictis | inflammation of the uterine cervix. |
| Chancroid | highly infectious nonsyphilitic verneral ulcer. |
| Chlamydia | parasitic bacteria that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and genitourinary tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of nongonococcal urethritis. |
| Chorionic Villus Sampling | biopsy of the chorion frondosum through the abdominal wall or by way of the vagina and uterine cervix at 10 to 12 weeks of gestation to obtain fetal cells for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities. |
| Cide | suffix for to kill |
| Colostrum | milk secreted for a few days after childbirth and characterized by high protein and antibody content. |
| Colpopexy | fixation of the vagina by suturing it to the adjacent abdominal wall. |
| Colporrhaphy | surgical repair of the vaginal wall. |
| Colposcopy | a magnifying instrument designed to facilitate bisual inspection of the vagina and cervix. |
| Crypt/o | root word for hidden. |
| Cryptorchidism | failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac. |
| Cyesis | suffix for the state of pregnancy |
| Dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation. |
| Eclampsia | convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affeted with preeclampsia. |
| Ectopic Pregnancy | gestation elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or in the peritoneal cavity). |
| Endocervicitis | inflammation of the lining of the uterine cervix. |
| Endometriosis | the presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility. |
| Epididymis | system of ductules that emerges posteriorly from testis, holds sperm during maturation, and forms a tangled mass before uniting into a single coiled duct which comprises the highly convoluted body and tail of the system and is continuous with vas deferens |
| Fibroadenoma | adenoma with a large amount of fibrous tissue. |
| Galactorrhea | a spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple. |
| Gonorrhea | a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus. |
| Gravida | suffix for pregnancy |
| Hydrocele | accumulation of fluid around the testes. |
| Hysteretomy | surgical removal of the uterus. |
| Hysterosalpingography | examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes by radiography after injetion of an opaque medium. |
| Hysteroscopy | an endoscope used for the visual examination of the cervix and interior of the uterus. |
| Leukorrhea | white, yellowish, or greenish white viscid discharge from the vagina resulting from inflammation or congestion of the uterine or vaginal mucous membrane. |
| Mastalgia | pain in the breast. |
| Mastopexy | plastic surgery to elevated, firm, and often reshape a sagging breast. |
| Menarche | the beginning of the menstrual function. |
| Menometrorrhagia | a combination of menorrhagia and metrorrhagia. |
| Neonate | an infant less than a month old. |
| Nulligravida | a woman who has never been pregnant. |
| Obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics. |
| Oligomenorrhea | abnormally infrequent or scanty menstrual flow. |
| Oligospermia | condition of having few sperm. |
| Oophorectomy | the surgical removal of an ovary. |
| Para | suffix for to bear or offspring. |
| Partum | suffix for childbirth. |
| Perimenopause | the period around the onset of menopause that is often marked by various physical signs (as hot flashes and menstrual irregularity). |
| Phimosis | narrowing of the foreskin over the glans penis. |
| Placenta Previa | abnormal implantation of the placenta at or near the internal opening of the uterine cervix so that it tends to precede the child at birth usually causing severe maternal hemorrhage. |
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | variable disorder marked byamenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is usually initiated by elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen, or estrogen which results in abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release (PCOS). |
| Preeclampsia | serious condition developing in late pregnancy that is characterized by a sudden rise in blood pressure, excessive weight gain, generalized edema, proteinuria, severe headache, and visual disturbances and that may result in eclampsia if untreated. |
| Priapism | an abnormal, more or less persistent, and often painful erection of the penis. |
| Premigravida | an individual pregnant for the first time. |
| Primipara | an individual bearing a first offspring. |
| Pruritis Vulvae | pruritus of the vulva. |
| Pruritus | localized or generalized itching due to irritation of sensory nerve endings. |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy | surgical excision of a fallopian tube and an ovary. |
| Spermatocide | destruction of sperm. |
| Syphilis | chronic contagious usually venereal and often congenital disease if left untreated produces chancres, rashes, and systemic lesions in a clinical course with three stages continued over many years. |
| Trechomoniasis | a human sexually transmitted disease occurring especially as vaginitis with a persistent discharge and that may also invade the male urethra and bladder. |
| Varicocele | enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord. |
| Vasovasectomy | surgical anastomosis of a divided vas deferes to reverse a previous vasectomy. |
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