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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
Ch.12 Female Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnionic sac |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix |
| colp/o | vagina |
| galact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | woman; female |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metri/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses; menstruation |
| metr/o | womb |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | tube (fallopian or eustachian) |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -para | to bear offspring |
| -salpinx | tube (fallopian or eustachian) |
| -tocia | chilbirth, labor |
| -version | turning |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| post- | after |
| primi- | first |
| atresia | congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening |
| choriocarcinoma | malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregancy |
| dyspareunia | occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri |
| menstrual disorders | abnormal condition in the menstrual cycle; aka dysfunctional uterine bleeding DUB |
| amenorrhea | absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age |
| dysmenorrhea | cramps or painful menstruation |
| menorrhagia | abnormally heavy, prolonged menstrual period |
| metrorrhagia | irregular uterine bleeding between menstrual periods or after menopause |
| oligomenorrhea | abnormally light or infrequent menstrual periods |
| premenstrual syndrome | PMS; symptoms that occur between ovulation and the onset of menstruation |
| uterine fibroids | benign tumors composed of muscle and fibrous tissue that develop in the uterus; aka leimyomas, myomas or fibroids |
| abruptio placentae | premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall before the third stage of labor; placental abruption |
| breech presentation | common abnormality of delivery in which the fetal buttocks or feet present first rather than the head |
| eclampsia | most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy |
| placenta previa | obstetric complication in which the placenta is attached close to or covers the cervical canal and that results in bleeding during labor when the cervix dilates |
| amniocentesis | transabdominal puncture of the amniotic sac under ultrasound guidance using a needle |
| chorionic villus sampling | CVS; sampking of placental tissues for prenatal diagnosis of potential genetic defects |
| colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix with an optical magnifying instrument |
| cordocentesis | diagnostic prenatal test in which a sample of the baby's blood is removed from the umbilical cord for testing; percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |
| endometrial biopsy | removal of a sample or uterine endometrium for microscopic study |
| insufflation | delivery of pressurized air or gas into a cavity to allow visual examination |
| pelvimetry | measurement of pelvic dimensions to determine whether the head of the fetus will be able to pass through the bony pelvis to allow vaginal delivery |
| hysterosalpingography | radiography and usually fluoroscopy of the uterus and uterine tubes following injection of a contrast medium |
| tranvaginal ultrosonography | TVUS; ultrasonography of the pelvic area performed with a probe inserted into the vagina |
| cerclage | suturing of the cervix to prevent it from dilating prematurely during pregnancy, thus decreasing the chance of spontaneous abortion or preterm birth |
| colpocleisis | surgical closure of the vaginal canal |
| conization | excision of a cone-shaped piece of tissue for histological examination |
| cryosurgery | process of freezing tissue to destroy cells |
| D&C | dilation and curettage; widening of the cervical canal with a dilator and scraping of the uterine endometrium with a curette |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdominal cavity with a laproscope through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall |
| oxytocics | induce labor |
| prostaglandins | terminate pregnancy |
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