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Female reproductive
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cervic/o | cervix |
| colp/o | vagina |
| episi/o | vulva |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| men/o | menses |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| oo- | egg;ovary |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| toc/o | labor |
| uterus | womb; where embryo is implanted and developed |
| endometrium | lining of the uterus |
| myometrium | muscular layer of uterus |
| fallopian tubes | tubes connecting ovaries to uterus; carries ova to uterus |
| adnexa | uterine tubes and ovary; unit |
| ovary | gland located on each side of pelvic cavity that produces oocytes and female sex hormones |
| oocyte | female gamete |
| vagina | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body |
| vulva | external genitalia of female |
| Bartholin glands | glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete lubricant during intercourse |
| embryo | developing organism from fertilization to end of eight week |
| amenorrhea | absence of menses |
| dyspareunia | painful intercourse |
| dermoid cyst | congenital tumor composed of displaced embryonic tissue |
| endometriosis | migration of portions of the endometrial tissue outside uterine cavity |
| fibroid | benign tumor in the uterus |
| cervical neoplasia | abnormal development of cervical tissue cells |
| menopause | cessation of menstrual periods caused by lack of ovarian hormones |