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Medical Term Ch.14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -arche (suffix) | beginning |
| colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
| episi/o | vulva (covering) |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| men/o | menstruation, menses |
| obstetro/o | midwife |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/i | egg |
| salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube |
| toc/o | labor or birth |
| fundus | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes |
| endometrium | lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation |
| myometrium | muscular wall of the uterus |
| adnexa | uterine tubes and ovaries (uterine appendages) |
| right uterine appendage | right uterine tube and ovary |
| oocyte | female gamete (sex cells); when fertilized by a sperm, it develops into an ovum and its capable of developing into a new individual |
| cervical os | opening of the cervix to the uterus |
| mons pubis | rounded mound of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone |
| clitoris | female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva |
| hymen | fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the vagina |
| vaginal orifice | opening of the vagina; also called introitus |
| perineum | region between the vulva and anus |
| areola | dark-pigmented area around the nipple |
| embryo | the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eight week |
| fetus | the developing organism from the ninth week to birth |
| amniotic fluid | fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects the fetus |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| oligomenorrhea | infrequent menstruation |