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Chapter 13
Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |