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CHNP 2010 CH.14

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-arche (suffix) beginning
cervic/o neck or cervix
colp/o vagina (sheath)
episi/o vulva (covering)
hyster/o uterus
lact/o milk
mamm/o breast
mast/o breast
men/o menstruation, menses
metro/o uterus
obstetro/o midwife
oo- eggs, ovary
oophor/o ovary
pelv/i pelvis (basin) ; hip bone
salping/o uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube
uterus womb; a pear-shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develops
fundus upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes
endometrium lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation
myometrium muscular wall of the uterus
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
fallopian tubes tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus; also called uterine tubes
adnexa uterine tubes and ovaries (uterine appendages)
right uterine appendage right uterine tube and ovary
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
meconium intestinal discharges of the fetus that form the first stools in the newborn
amenorrhea absence of menstruation
oligomenorrhea infrequent menstruation
dyspareunia painful intercourse (coitus) (dys = painful; para = alongside of; eunia = bed)
fibroid benign tumor in the uterus composed of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue; also called fibromyoma or leiomyoma
fistula abnormal passage, such as from one hollow organ to another (fistula= pipe)
urethrocele pouching of the urethra into the vagina
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