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Female RD
Term | Definition |
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Hymen | A fold partially or completely covering the vaginal opening |
Obstetrician | A physician who specializes in dealing with pregnancy, labour and puerperium |
Nullipara | _A woman who has never produced a viable offspring |
Therapeutic Abortion | Abortion induced legally for medical or other reasons |
Ovaries | Almond-shaped glands located in the pelvic cavity which produce the ovum and various hormones |
Uterine Fibroids | Benign tumours composed of muscle and fibrous tissue that develop in the uterus; also called leiomyomas, myomas, or fibroids |
Reduction Mammoplasty | Breast reduction to reduce the size of a large, pendulous breast |
menorrhagia | Bursting forth of menses |
spermicides | Chemically destroy sperm by creating a highly acidic environment in the uterus |
Breech presentation | _ Common abnormality of delivery in which the fetal buttocks or feet present first rather that the head |
Tissue (skin) expansion | Common breast reconstruction technique in which a balloon expander is inserted beneath the skin and chest muscle, saline solution is gradually injected to increase size, and the expander is then replaced with a more permanent implant |
pregnancy | Condition in which a fertilized ovum develops in the uterus |
atresia | Congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina |
reconstructive breast surgery | Creation of a breast-shaped mound to replace a breast that has been removed due to cancer or other diseas |
_Papanicolaou (PAP) test | Cytological study used to detect abnormal cells sloughed from the cervix and vagina, usually obtained during routine pelvic examination |
insufflation | Delivery of pressurized air or gas into a cavity, chamber, or organ to allow visual examination, remove an obstruction, or apply medication |
conization | Excision of a cone-shaped piece of tissue, such as mucosa of the cervix, for histological examination |
lumpectomy | Excision of a small primary breast tumour and some of the normal tissue that surrounds it |
mastectomy | Excision of the entire breast |
radical mastectomy | Excision of the entire breast, all underarm lymph nodes, and chest wall muscles under the breast |
modified radical mastectomy | Excision of the entire breast, including the lymph nodes in the underarm |
total (simple) mastectomy | Excision of the entire breast, nipple, areola, and The involved overlying skin; also called simple mastectomy |
hymenectomy | Excision of the hymen |
hysterectomy | Excision of the uterus |
vulvectomy | Excision of the vulva |
pseudocyesis | _ False pregnancy |
_galactorrhea | Flow of milk |
Down Syndrome | Genetic condition in which a person has 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46 and occurs when there is an extra copy of chromosome 21, which causes delays in the way a child develops mentally and physically; also called trisomy 21 |
Total hysterectomy | Hysterectomy where the cervix is removed but the ovaries and fallopian tubes remain; also called complete hysterectomy |
Subtotal hysterectomy | Hysterectomy where the cervix, ovaries, and fallopian tubes remain |
Sterility | ___ Inability of the female to become pregnant or the male to impregnate the female |
Cesarean_section | _ Incision of the abdomen and uterus to remove the fetus; also called C-section |
hydrocephalus | Increased accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain |
oxytocic’s | Induce labour at term by increasing the strength and frequency of uterine contractions |
cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
cervicitis | _ Inflammation of the cervix |
endocervicitis | Inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri |
oophoritis | _ Inflammation of an ovary |
_vaginitis | Inflammation of the vagina |
augmentation | __ Insertion of a breast prosthesis beneath the skin or beneath the pectoralis major muscle |
gestation | Length of time from conception to birth |
choriocarcinoma | Malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy |
dysmenorrhea | Menstrual pain |
_pelvimetry | Measurement of pelvic dimensions to determine whether the head of the fetus will be able to pass through the bony pelvis to allow delivery |
_eclampsia | Most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy |
os | Mouth or opening |
_orifice | Mouth; entrance or outlet of any anatomical structure |
vagina | Muscular tube extending from the cervix to the exterior of the body |
Placenta previa | Obstetric complication in which the placenta is attached close to or covers the cervical canal that results in bleeding during labour when the cervix dilates |
dyspareunia | Occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse |