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MedTerm-Chapter 14
Term | Definition |
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-arche | beginning |
colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
episi/o | vulva (covering) |
gynec/o | woman |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
mast/o | breast |
obstetro/o | midwife |
oo- | egg, ovary |
pelv/i | pelvis (basin) ; hip bone |
salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube |
toc/o | labor or birth |
endometrium | lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation |
fundus | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes |
uterine tubes | tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus; also called Fallopian tubes |
ovary | one of two glands located on each side of the pelvic cavity that produce oocytes and female sex hormones |
oocyte | female gamete (sex cells); when fertilized by a sperm, it develops into an ovum and its capable of developing into a new individual |
ovum | imprecise term for a fertilized oocyte that is capable of implanting within the uterine wall |
cervix | neck of the uterus |
vagina | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body |
vulva | external genitalia of the female; term means "wrapper" |
labia | folds of tissue on either side of the vaginal opening; known as the labia majora and labia minora |
mons pubis | rounded mound of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone |
clitoris | female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva |
hymen | fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the vagina |
vaginal orifice | opening of the vagina; also called introitus |
greater vestibular glands | two glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete a lubricant during intercourse; also called Bartholin glands |
perineum | region between the vulva and anus |
placenta | vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy to provide nourishment for the fetus (placenta=cake) |
meconium | intestinal discharges of the fetus that form the first stools in the newborn |
endometriosis | condition characterized by migration of portions of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity |