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AMT Recall Female
Question | Answer |
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surgical puncture of amniotic sac to obtain fluid for diagnostic/therapeutic purposes | amniocentesis |
incision into amniotic sac | amniotomy |
scanty amount of amniotic fluid | oligohydramnios |
to cut out tissue or part of an organ | resect/resecti |
white vaginal discharge | leukorrhea |
Specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system for examination of the breasts. | mammography |
culdocentesis | procedure to check for abnormal fluid just behind the vagina |
branch of medicine dealing with female reproductive system | gynecology |
branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy and childbirth | obstetrics |
branch of medicine dealing with sick newborn infants requiring hospitalization immediately after birth. | neonatology |
more than 35 days between cycles leading to more infrequent menstrual periods. | oligomenorrhea |
menorrhagia | abnormal heavy or prolonged bleeding during menstrual cycle |
abnormal bleeding from uterus | metrorrhagia |
cycles that are less than 21 days apart | polymenorrhea |
nulligravida | have never been pregnant |
multigravida | have been pregnant more than once. |
primipara | a female who is going thru first labor |
to prevent conception | contraception |
the first occurrence of menstrual cycles, beginning at puberty | menarche |
cessation of monthly flow | menopause |
myomectomy | removal of fibroid tumors |