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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amenorrhea | Without a period of menses, as in pregnancy |
| Anovulatory | Ovaries not releasing eggs, can be hormonally induced |
| Bilateral | Lateral meaning side; both sides |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
| Bradyarrhythmia | Slow, irregular heartbeat |
| Circumferential | Around the outside |
| Dysfunctional | Difficult or painful; dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| Exocervix | Part of the cervix away from the uterus |
| Endocervix | Inner part of cervix; within the uterus |
| Hypertension | Excessive or high blood pressure |
| Hyperemesis | Excessive vomiting |
| Hypotensive | Low or below normal blood pressure |
| Infraumbilical | Below or beneath the umbilicus |
| Multiloculated | a tumor or cyst having many or multiple locules, small spaces or cavities often 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 (a symptom of diabetes) |
| Polyuria | Excessive urination (also symptom of diabetes) |
| Pseudocyst | A structure resembling a cyst; but not an actual cyst |
| Subcostal | beneath or under the ribs |
| Subumbilical | beneath or under the umbilicus |