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Chapter 14 CNHP 2010
Flash Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cervic/o | neck/cervix |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| episi/o | vulva |
| gynec/o | woman |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, menses (period) |
| obstetro/o | midwife |
| oo-, ov/i, ov/o, ovari/o | egg, ovary |
| pelv/i | pelvis (hip bone) |
| uterus | womb |
| fundus | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes |
| endometrium | lining of the uterus |
| adnexa | uterine tubes and ovaries |
| cervix | neck of the uterus |
| vagina | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body |
| vulva | external genitalia of the female |
| clitoris | female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva |
| vaginal orifice/introitus | opening of the vagina |
| perineum | region between the vulva and anus |
| areola | dark area around the nipple |
| amniotic sac | innermost of the membranes surrounding the embryo in the uterus |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| oligo-ovulation | irregular ovulation |
| retroflexion | abnormal backward bending of the uterus |
| endometritis | inflammation of the endometrium |
| cervical dysplasia | potentially cancerous abnormality of epithelial tissue of the cervix |
| menopause | the stopping of menstrual periods caused by lack of ovarian hormones |
| parovarian cyst | cyst of the fallopian tube |
| Papanicolaou "Pap" Smear | study of cells collected from the cervix to screen for cancer and other abnormalities |