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Etymology Set 5
Misc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amenorrhea | Without a period of menses, as in pregnancy |
| Anovulatory | Ovaries not releasing eggs, can be hormonally induced |
| Bilateral | Both sides |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
| Bradyarrhythmia | Slow, irregular heartbeat |
| Circumferential | Around the outside |
| Dysfunctional | Difficult or painful, uterine bleeding |
| Exocervix | Part of the cervix away from the uterus |
| Endocervix | Inner part of the cervix |
| Hypertension | Excessive or high blood pressure |
| Hyperemesis | Excessive vomiting |
| Hypotensive | Below average blood pressure |
| Infraumbilical | Below or beneath the umbilicus |
| Multiloculated | A tumor or cyst having many locules, small spaces of cavities filled with fluid |
| Oliguria | Scanty, inadequate amount of urine production |
| Oligomenorrhea | Scanty menstrual flow |
| Paraovarian | Beside an ovary |
| Pericardial | Around the Heart |
| Periurethral | Around the opening of the urethra |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
| Polyuria | Excessive urination |
| Psuedocyst | A structure resembling a cyst that is not a cyst |
| Subcostal | Beneath or under the ribs |
| Subumbilical | Beneath or under the umbilicus |