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Ch. 13
Diagnosis and Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| cervicocolpitis | inflammation of the cervix and vagina |
| cervicovaginitis | inflammation of the cervix and vagina |
| colpitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| colpocystitis | inflammation of the vagina and urinary bladder |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder into the vagina |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the inside of the cervix |
| endometriosis | condition in which endometrium cells appear and grow outside the uterus |
| endometritis | inflammation of the endometrium |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| menopause | cessation of menstruation |
| metrocolpocele | hernia of the uterus and prolapse into the vagina |
| metrophlebitis | inflammation of the blood vessels of the uterus |
| myometritis | inflammation of the myometrium |
| oophoritis | inflammation of an ovary |
| oophoroma | ovarian tumor |
| ovariorrhexis | rupture of an ovary |
| ovaritis | inflammation of an ovary |
| perimetritis | inflammation of the perimetrium |
| rectocele | hernia or protrusion of the rectum into the vagina |
| salpingitis | inflammation of a fallopian tube |
| salpingocele | hernia of a fallopian tube |
| salpingo-oophoritis | inflammation of a fallopian tube and ovary |
| urethrocele | hernia or prolapse of the urethra into the vagina |
| vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| vaginomycosis | fungal condition of the vagina |
| vaginosis | condition of the vagina |
| vesicovaginal fistula | abnormal opening between the urinary bladder and the vagina |
| vulvitis | inflammation of the vulva |
| vulvovaginitis | inflammation of the vulva and vagina |
| abortion | termination of pregnancy |
| abrupt placentae | separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus |
| chorioamnionitis | inflammation of the chorion and amnion |
| chorionitis | inflammation of the chorion |
| eclampsia | sever, life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures |
| ectopic pregnancy | implantation of a fertilized egg in a place other than the uterus |
| hyperemesis gravidarum | pregnancy-related vomiting; an extreme form of the more common morning sickness |
| hysterorrhexis | rupture of the uterus |
| ovariocyesis | ectopic pregnancy in an ovary |
| placenta previa | condition in which the placenta is attached to the uterus near the cervix |
| preeclampsia | condition characterized by high blood pressure and high protein in the urine |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| salpingocyesis | ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube |
| spontaneous abortion | naturally occurring termination of pregnancy; miscarriage |
| adenocarcinoma of the breast | glandular tumor in the breast |
| cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | abnormal growth of cervical cells |
| chorioangioma | blood vessel tumor of the chorion |
| choriocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the chorion |
| dermoid cyst | ovarian cyst containing skin and sometimes hair, teeth, bone, or cartilage |
| teratoma | another term for a dermoid cyst |