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chapter 8
female reproduction system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ovum | one egg |
| ova | lots of eggs |
| gametes | ovum and sperm cell |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| dys | painful |
| endo- or -intra | within |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| ovari/o oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/o or o/o | egg |
| nat/i | birth |
| my/o | muscle |
| metr/o hyster/o | uterus |
| mast/o mamm/o | breast |
| lact/o galact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | women, female |
| episi/o | vulva |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| colp/o | vagina |
| chori/o | chorion |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| dyspareunia | painful sexual entercose |
| leukorhea | white discharge from vagina |
| PID | sexually transmitted diseases |
| abruptio placentae | premature seperation of the normally implanted placenta |
| fallopian tubes | One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus |
| colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina |
| culdocentesis | surgical punctual to remove fluid from the area between rectum and the vagina |
| ovary or gonad | produce ovum |
| zygoto | 1-2 weeks |
| embryo | 2-8 weeks |
| fetus | 8-40 weeks |
| nicu | Neonatal intensive care unit |
| neonatology | study of newborns |
| gestation | Time period from fertilization of the ovum to birth; pregnancy. |
| nipple | mammary papilla |
| menses | period/ menstruation |
| menstrual cycle every | 28 days |
| ovulation day | 14 days |
| placenta | forms, attaches to the uterine wall |
| vascular organ | contain many vessels that carry and circulate blood |
| amniotic cavity | the closed sac between the embryo and the amnion, containing the amniotic fluid |
| hcg | human chorionic gonadotropin (pregnancy test) |
| chorionic | Pertaining to the outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo |
| chorion | outern membraine surrounding embrio |
| miscarriage | Spontaneous abortion/ end of pregnancy |
| uterus | pear-shaped muscular female organ |
| after birth | delivery of placenta |
| involution | natural shrinking of (urinary)bladder |
| menopause | climacteric (45-60) falling estrogen levels |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| cervicitis | Inflammation of cervix (std or inflammation) |
| galactorrhea | abnormal persistant discharge of milk from breast |
| gyncomastia | enlargement of breasts in a male |
| episiotomy | incision of the perineum |
| lactation | Normal production of milk from the breast |
| aminiocentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amniotic cavity |
| Cervix | Lower, neck like portion of the uterus |
| placenta | Blood filled organ that develops during pregnancy |
| ovaries | external genitaila of a female |
| endometrium | Inner lining of the uterus |
| vulva | External female genitalia |
| fimbriae | Finger- or fringe-like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes. |
| clitoris | Organ of sensitive erectile tissue in females. |
| estrogen | Hormone produced by the ovaries |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
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