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Chapter 13
Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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Colpo / Vagino | Vagina |
Episio / Vulvo | Vulva |
Perineo | Perineum |
Gyneco / Gyno | Woman |
Masto / Mammo | Breast |
Lacto | Milk |
Cervico | Cervix |
Hystero / Metro / Utero | Uterus |
Pelvi | Pelvis |
Oophoro / Ovario | Ovary |
Meno | Menstruation |
Salpingo | Fallopian tube |
-Cyesis | Pregnancy |
Chorio/ Choroino | Chorion - the outer membrane covering the fetus |
Toco | Labor |
Feto | Fetus |
Parto / Nato | Birth |
Mast | Breast |
Pseudicyesis | False pregnancy |
Spontaneous abortion | Naturally occurring termination of pregnancy ; also known as miscarriage |
Chorioangioma | Blood vessel tumor of the chorion |
Lactation | Production of milk |
Intrapartum | Time during birth |
Obstetrician | Specialist in pregnancy, labor and delivery of newborns |
Fetometry | Procedure of measuring the fetus |
Microcephalus | Baby with a small head |
Eutocia | Normal labor |
Bradytocia | Slow labor |
Colposcope | Instrument used to examine the vagina |
Micromastia | Abnormally small breast |
Amastia | Absence of breast |
Amniorrhea | Discharge of amniotic fluid |
Vulvodynia | Pain in the vulva |