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Ch 13 STD
Reproduction and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amni(o) | amnion |
| chori(o) | chorion |
| fet(o) | fetus |
| gonad(o) | gonad |
| o(o) | ovum |
| spermat(o) | sperm |
| -blast | embryonic or immature |
| nat(o) | birth |
| par(o) | bearing offspring |
| pseudo- | false |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant female |
| -para | woman who has given birth |
| -tropin | that which stimulates |
| gonorrhea | caused by gonococcus; causes a heavy urethral discharge in males, but females can be asymptomatic |
| syphilis | Stage 1: swollen lymph nodes and painless sore(chancre)treated by penicillin. Stage 2: occurs 2 wks to 6 mo after chancre disappears, infection becomes systemic. Stage 3: irreversible cardiovascular and nervous system effects (neurosyphilis) |
| clamydial infection (clamydiosis) | bacterial disease; the most common STD in US |
| herpes | viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; characterized by painful genital blisters and ulcerations |
| condyloma acuminatum (genital warts) | characterized by genital and anal warts; puts females in high risk of cancer; vaccine is available; caused by human papillomavirus |
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