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CNHP 2010: Ch. 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -arche | beginning |
| cervic/o | neck or cervix |
| colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
| vagin/o | vagina (sheath) |
| episi/o | vulva (covering) |
| vulv/o | vulva (covering) |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, menses |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| oo- | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| ov/i | egg |
| ov/o | egg |
| pelv/i | pelvis (basin); hip bone |
| salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube |
| toc/o | labor or birth |
| AB | abortion |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| A&P | anterior and posterior |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CIN | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| C-section | cesarean section |
| CVS | chorionic villus sampling |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| D&E | dilation and evacuation |
| EDC | estimated date of confinement |
| EDD | estimated date of delivery |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSV-2 | herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| LLETZ | large-loop excision of the transformation zone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OCP | oral contraceptive pill |
| Pap | Papanicolaou (smear) |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PIH | pregnancy-induced hypertension |
| SAB | spontaneous abortion |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion |