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COHP 100 Ch 9
Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colp/o | vagina |
| Gynec/o | woman, female |
| Hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
| Metr/o | uterus (womb) measure |
| Nat/o | birth |
| Oophor/o | ovary |
| Perine/o | perineum |
| Salping/o | fallopian or eustachian tubes |
| Episil/o | Vulva |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Balan/o | glans penis |
| olig/o | scanty |
| Orch/o/io | testis |
| Orchid/o | testis |
| Varic/o | dialated veins |
| Vas/o | vessel; vas deferences; duct |
| Vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -salpinx | tube |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| Fibroid | benign neoplasm in the uterus that is composed of fibrous tissue |
| Fistula | abnormal tunnel connecting two body cavities; such as the rectum and the vagina |
| Preeclampsia | nonconvulsive form of gestational hypertension that may progress to eclampsia |
| Eclampsia | convulsive form of gestational hypertension that is medical emergency and life threatening to mom and baby |
| Anorchism | Congenital absence of one or both testes; also called anorchia |
| Cryptorchidism | failure of one or both of the testicles to descend into the scrotum |
| Epispadias | congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the upper side of the penis near the glans peanis instead of the tip |
| Hypospadias | congenital defect in which the male urethra opens on the undersurface of the penis instead of the tip |
| phimosis | stenosis or narrowing of the preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be pushed back over the glans penis |
| Colposcopy | Exam of the vagina and cervix with an optical magnifying instrment |
| Hysterosapingraphy | radiography of the uterus and oviducts after injection of contrast |
| Laparoscopy | visual exam of the abdominal cavity with a laparoscope through inscisions in the abdominal wall |
| Digital Rectal Exam | finger in prostate |
| Prostate-specific antigen test | blood test to screen for prostate cancer in which elevated PSA are associated with enlargment and cancer |
| Transrectal ultrasound and biopsy of prostate | an ultrasound probe is inserted into the rectum to obtain an image of the prostate gland and collect multiple needle biopsy specimens of the gland |
| Cerclage | obsetric procedure where a nonabsorbable suture is used for holding the cervix closed to prevent spontaneous abortion in a women with incompetant uterus |
| Dilation and Curettage | surgical procuedure that widens the cervical canal of the uterus so the endometrium can be scraped to stop bleeding, diagnose abnormalitites, and obtain tissue for exams |
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