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Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| A | without |
| rrhea | discharge |
| amni/o | amnoin |
| centesis | a puncture to remove fluid |
| Corpus luteum | a temporary organ that forms in the ovary during each menstrual cycle to help prepare the uterus for pregnancy |
| Dys | abnormal, painful, bad or difficult |
| embryo | stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks. |
| episi/o | vulva |
| tomy | cutting |
| gestation | time period from fertilization of the ovum to birth; pregnacy |
| ovarian follicles | a fluid-filled structure in the mammalian ovary within which an ovum develops before ovulation. |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| ation | condition |
| mast/o | breast |
| -itis | inflammation |
| menarche | the first occurrence of menstruation. |
| HCG | pregnancy test |