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COHP 100 Ch 9
Reproductive System
Question | Answer |
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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 |