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Chapter 14
Female Reproductive System and Obstetrics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -arche(suffix) | beginning |
| cervic/o | neck or cervix |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina(sheath) |
| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva(covering) |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, menses |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| oo- | egg, ovary |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| ov/i, ov/o | egg |
| pelv/i | pelvis(basin); hip bone |
| salping/o | uterine(fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube |
| AB | abortion |
| CIN | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ |
| CVS | chorionic villus sampling |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| D&E | dilation and evacuation |
| EDC | estimated date of confinement |
| EDD | estimated delivery date |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| LLETZ | large-loop excision of the transformation zone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OCP | oral contraceptive pill |
| SAB | spontaneous abortion |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion |