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PCOM Medical Term
Ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| chori/o, chorion/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | woman;female |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metr/o, metri/o | uterus |
| my/o, myom/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
| nat/i | birth |
| obstetr/o | pregnancy, child birth |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovul/o | egg |
| perine/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 forth |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -version | act of turning |
| dys- | painful |
| endo- | within |
| intra- | within |
| in- | in |
| multi- | many |
| pre- | before |
| nulli- | no not none |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| retro- | backward |
| adnexa uteri | fallopian tubes ovaries and supporting ligaments |
| amnion | innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus |
| areola | dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple |
| cervix | lower neck-like portion of the uterus |
| chorion | outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo |
| clitoris | organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra |
| coitus | sexual intercourse |
| corpus luteum | empty ovarian follicle that secrets progesterone after release of the egg cell, literally means yellow body |
| embryo | state in prenatal development from 2-6 weeks |
| endometrium | inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus |
| estrogen | hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics |
| fallopian tube | one of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus |
| fertilization | union of the sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops |
| fetus | stage in prenatal development from 39 or 40 weeks |
| fimbriae | finger or fringelike projections at the end of the fallopian tube |
| follicle stimulating hormone | secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell |
| gamete | male or female sexual reproduction cell; sperm cell or ovum |
| genitalia | reproductive organs, also called genitials |
| gestation | period of fertilization of the ovum to birth |
| gonad | female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cell and hormones; ovary or testis |
| gynecology | study of female reproductiv organs including the breasts |
| human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) | hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the mother's ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone |
| hymen | mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina |
| labia | lips of the vagina; labia majora-outermost lips, labia minora-inner most lips |
| latiferous ducts | tubes that carry milk within the breast |
| luteinizing hormone | hormone produced by the pituitary gland, promotes ovulation |
| mammary papilla | nipple of the breast, |
| menarche | beginning of the 1st menstrual period during puberty |
| menopause | gradual ending of mentruation |
| menstruation | monthly shedding of the uterine lining. The flow of blood and tissue normally discharged during menstruation is called menses |
| myometrium | muscle layer of the uterus |
| neonatology | branch of medicine that studies the disorders and care of the newborn |
| obstetrics | branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth |
| orifice | an opening |
| ovarian follicle | developing sac enclosing ovum within the ary. Only about 400 of these sacs mature in a women lifetime |
| ovary | one of a pair of female organs on each side of the pelvis |
| ovulation | release of the ovum from the ovary |
| ovum | egg cell, female gamete |
| parturition | act of giving birth |
| perineum | in females, the area between the anus and the vagina |
| pituitary gland | endocrine gland at the base of the brain. It produces hormones to stimulate the ovaries |
| placenta | vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy. It serves as a communication between maternal and fetal bloodstreams |
| pregnancy | condition in a female of having developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks |
| progestrone | hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of pregnant women |
| puberty | point in the life cycle at which the ability to reproduce begins |
| uterine serosa | outermost layer surrounding the uterus |
| uterus | hollow, pear-shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop, and from which menstruation occurs |
| vagina | muscular, mucosa-lines canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body |
| vulva | external female genitalia;includs the labia hymen clitoris and vaginal orifice |
| zygote | stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implantation to 2 weeks |
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