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MMTC Med Term Ch15
Miller Motte Technical College Chapter 15, Female Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cervic/o | neck or cervix |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina (sheath) |
| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva (covering) |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| ov/i, ov/o | egg |
| pelv/i pelvis | (basin); hip bone |
| salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, eustachian tube |
| toc/o | labor or birth |
| -arche (suffix) | beginning |
| uterus yū′tr-s | womb; a pear-shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develops |
| fundus fn′ds | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes |
| endometrium en-dō-mē′trē-m | lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation |
| uterine tubes yū′tr-in tūbz - fallopian tubes fă-lō′pē-ăn tūbz | tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus |
| ovary ō′vă-rē | one of two glands located on each side of the pelvic cavity that produce ova and female sex hormones |
| cervix sr′viks | neck of the uterus |
| cervical os sr′vi-kăl os | opening of the cervix to the uterus |
| vagina vă-j′nă | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body |
| vulva vl′vă | external genitalia of the female |
| labia lā′bē-ă | folds of tissue on either side of the vaginal opening; known as the labia majora and labia minora |
| clitoris klit′ō-ris | female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva |
| hymen h′men | fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the vagina |
| areola ă-rē′ō-lă | dark-pigmented area around the nipple |
| embryo (Fig. 15-3) em′brē-ō | the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eighth week |
| fetus (Fig. 15-4) fē′ts | the developing organism from the ninth week to birth |
| placenta plă-sen′tă | vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy to provide nourishment for the fetus (placenta = cake) |
| amnion am′nē-on | innermost of the membranes surrounding the embryo in the uterus, filled with amniotic fluid |
| meconium mē-kō′nē-m | intestinal discharges of the fetus that form the first stools in the newborn |
| amenorrhea ă-men-ō-rē′ă | absence of menstruation |
| dysmenorrhea dis-men-ō-rē′ă | painful menstruation |
| cervicitis ser-vi-s′tis | inflammation of the cervix |
| menopause men′ō-pawz | cessation of menstrual periods caused by lack of ovarian hormones |
| amastia ă-mas′tē-ă | absence of a breast |
| dilation and curettage (D&C) (Fig. 15-15) d-lā′shn and kū-r-tahzh′ | dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium to control bleeding, to obtain tissue for biopsy, or to remove polyps or products of conception |
| gravida (Fig. 15-19) grav′i-dă | a pregnant woman; gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies |
| nulligravida nl-i-grav′i-dă | having never been pregnant |
| primigravida pr-mi-grav′i-dă | first pregnancy |
| para (see Fig. 15-19) par′ă | to bear; a woman who has produced one or more viable (live outside the uterus) offspring; para followed by a number indicates the number of times a pregnancy has resulted in a single or multiple birth |
| nullipara n-lip′ă-ră | a woman who has not borne a child (nulli = none; para = to bear) |
| primipara pr-mip′ă-ră | first delivery (primi = first; para = to bear) |
| multipara ml-tip′ă-ră | a woman who has given birth to two or more children (multi = many; para = to bear) |
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