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Med Term Chpt 10
Medical Terminology Chapter 10 Reproductive System Female
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amniotomy | incision into amnion |
| amniorrhea | flow of fluid from amnion |
| cervicectomy | excision of cervix |
| endocervicitis | inflammation within the cervix |
| colposcope | instrument to view inside vagina |
| colposcopy | process of viewing vagina |
| episiotomy | incision into vulva |
| episiorrhaphy | suture of vulva |
| gynecologist | specialist in female reproductive system |
| gynecolocy | study of female reproductive system |
| hysterectomy | excision of the utertus |
| hysteropexy | surgical fixation of the uterus |
| hysterorrhexis | ruptured uterus |
| lactic | pertaining to milk |
| lactorrhea | milk discharge |
| mammogram | record of the breast |
| mammoplasty | surgical repair of breast |
| mastalgia | breast pain |
| mastectomy | excision of the breast |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| amenorrhea | no menstrual flow |
| dysmenorrhea | difficult menstrual flow |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty menstual flow |
| menorrhagia | abnormal, rapid mentrual flow |
| endometritis | inflammation within the uterus |
| perimetritis | inflammation around the uterus |
| metrorrhea | flow from the uterus |
| metrorrhagia | rapid (mentrual) blood flow from uterus |
| neonate | newborn |
| neonatology | study of the newborn |
| oophorectomy | excision of the ovary |
| oophoritis | inflammation of the ovary |
| antepartum | before birth |
| postpartum | after birth |
| salpingocyesis | tubal pregnancy |
| salpingostomy | create an opening in the fallopian tube |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tubes |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| nulligravida | no pregnancies |
| primigravida | first pregnancy |
| multigravida | multiple pregnancies |
| nullipara | no births |
| primipara | first births |
| multipara | multiple births |
| hematosalpinx | blood in fallopian tube |
| pyosalpinx | pus in fallopian tube |
| dystocia | difficult labor and childbirth |