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chap 11 med term 2
female reproductive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| uter(o) | relationship to the uterus |
| hyster(o) | the uterus |
| metr(o), metr(a) | the uterus |
| metrostenosis | narrowing of the uterine cavity |
| uteroplasty | plastic surgery of the uterus |
| metritis | inflammation of the uterus |
| metrorrhagia | uterine bleeding |
| hysterectomy | excision of the uterus |
| hysteroptosis, metroptosis | prolapse of the uterus |
| hysterospasm | spasm of the uterus |
| uterocervical | the cervix of the uterus |
| hysterolith | uterine calculus |
| hysteropathy, metropathy | any uterine disease |
| uterogenic | formed in the uterus |
| metrorrhea | abnormal uterine discharge |
| hysteralgia | uterine pain |
| endometriosis | condition in which tissue occurs aberrantly in the pelvic cavity |
| hysterocleisis | surgical closure of the ostium uteri |
| metrocolpocele | hernia of the uterus and vagina |
| ovari(o) | relationship to the ovary |
| oophor(o) | the ovaries |
| salping(o) | uterine tube or auditory tube |
| salpingoscopy | visual examination of the uterine tube |
| ovariopexy | reattaching an ovary to the abdominal wall |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the uterine/auditory tube |
| ovariectomy, oophorectomy | excision of an ovary |
| salpingocele | hernial protrusion of a uterine tube |
| ovariorrhexis | rupture of an ovary |
| oophoroma | tumor of the ovary |
| salpingotomy | incision into the uterine tube` |
| oophorrhagia | hemorrhage from an ovary |
| ovariopathy | ovarian disease |
| oophoroplasty | plastic surgery on the ovary |
| oophorostomy | creation of an opening into an ovarian cyst to provide drainage |
| ovaricentesis | surgical puncture of an ovary |
| salpingo-oophorectomy | excision of the ovary and the uterine tube |
| ovaritis, oophoritis | inflammation of an ovary |
| salpingorrhagia | hemorrhage from a fallopian tube |
| salpingorrhaphy | fastening of a uterine tube |
| salpingography | x-ray of the uterine tube/tubes |
| salpingopexy | surgical repair of the uterine tube |
| vagin(o) | the canal in the female extending from the vulva to the cervix uteri |
| colp(o) | relationship to the vagina |
| mast(o), mamm(o) | relationship to the breast or the mammary gland |
| colpocele | herniation of the vagina |
| vaginal | the vagina |
| mammogram | x-ray of the breast |
| vaginoscopy, colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| mastoid | breast-shaped |
| vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| colporrhaphy | suturing the vagina |
| mastopexy | reattachment of the breast |
| colporrhagia | bleeding from the vagina |
| mastectomy | excision of the breast |
| vaginopathy | any disease of the vagina |
| mammary | the breast |
| mastoplasy, mammaplasty | plastic surgery of the breast |
| men(o) | relationship to the menses |
| gyn(o), gynec(o) | the female gender |
| gravida | number of pregnancies a woman has had |
| para | a woman who has produced a viable offspring |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menses |
| gynecology | the study of the female anatomy |
| menorrhea | normal discharge of the menses |
| menstrual | the menses |
| menses | the monthly flow of blood from the genital tract of women |
| gynecologist | specialist in treating female disorders |
| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menses |
| gynecopathy | the branch of medicine treating the diseases of women |
| menarche | the beginning of the menstrual |
| gynoplasty | plastic surgery of the female organs |
| dysmenorrhagia | painful and excessive bleeding during the menses |
| menopause | cessation of the menses |
| parturition | the process of giving birth to a child |
| gravida II | a woman who has had two pregnancies |
| prepartal | occurring before labor |
| para VI | a woman who has had six viable offspring |
| gravida IV | a woman who has had four pregnancies |
| postpartum | occurring after childbirth |
| gravida III,para IV | a woman who has had three pregnancies and four viable offspring |
| gravida I | a woman who has had one pregnancy |
| contraceptives | agents that prevent conception or impregnation |
| estrogen hormones | agents used in the treatment of menopause, prostatic cancer, osteoporosis, and abnormal menses |
| oxytocins | agents that promote uterine contractions and promote labor |