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Med Terms!
Female Reproductive System & Obstetrics and Neonatology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -salpinx | suffix: uterine (fallopian) tube |
| cervic-o, trachel-o | cf:cervix |
| culd-o | cf: cul-de-sac |
| hyster-o, metr-o, metr-i, uter-o | cf: uterus |
| gynec-o, gyn-o | cf: woman |
| arche-o | cf: first, beginning |
| colp-o, vagin-o | cf: vagina |
| hymen-o | cf: hymen |
| episi-o, vulv-o | cf: vulva |
| mamm-o, mast-o | cf:breast |
| oophor-o | cf: ovary |
| -atresia | suffix: absence of normal body opening, occlusion, closure |
| salping-o | cf: uterine (fallopian) tube |
| men-o | cf: menstruation |
| perine-o | cf: perineum |
| -ial | suffix: pertaining to |
| peri- | prefix: surrounding (outer) |
| chori-o | cf: chorion |
| lact-o | cf: milk |
| fet-o, fet-i | cf: fetus, unborn child |
| amni-o, amnion-o | cf: amnion, amniotic fluid |
| embry-o | cf: embryo, to be full |
| nat-o | cf: birth |
| gravid-o | cf: pregnancy |
| omphal-o | cf: umbilicus, navel |
| puerper-o | cf: childbirth |
| prim-i | cf: first |
| esophag-o | cf: esophagus |
| par-o, part-o | cf: bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth |
| cephal-o | cf: head |
| pseud-o | cf: false |
| pelv-i, pelv-o | cf: pelvic bone, pelvis |
| terat-o | cf: malformations |
| micro- | prefix: small |
| -amnios | suffix: amnion, amniotic fluid |
| nulli- | prefix: none - as in no pregnancies (a woman who has never been pregnant) |
| pylor-o | cf: pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| ante-, pre- | prefix: before |
| post- | prefix: after |
| multi- | prefix: many |
| -partum | suffix: childbirth, labor |
| -um, -is, -us, -e | suffix: noun suffix, no meaning |
| -tocia | suffix: birth, labor |
| -cyesis | suffix: pregnancy |
| -rrhexis | suffix: rupture |
| pregnancy is also called | gestation |
| where is the cul-de-sac... also called Douglas cul-de-sac or rectputerine pouch | between the uterus and the rectum |
| Hyaline membrane disease | a neonate respiratory disorder |
| bilateral salpiingo-oophorectomy | the removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries |
| Neonatology | the study & treatment of newborns |
| fimbriae | fingerlike ends of the fallopian tubes |
| abrputio placentae | premature separation of the placenta |
| episiotomy | an incision of the perineum during childbirth |
| pelvic exenteration | removal of internal and reproductive organs |
| metrorrhagia | excessive flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual periods |
| menarche? | first menstrual period |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| Symptoms of PID... | Pain, vaginal discharge, dysmenorrhea, gonococcal infection |
| endometriosis | uterine tissue that is located outside the uterus |
| endometrial carcinoma | malignant condition of the inner lining of the uterus |
| cystadenocarcinoma | malignant tumor of the ovary |
| placenta previa | displaced placenta |
| choriocarcinoma | malignant tumor of the pregnant uterus |
| preeclampsia | condition during pregnancy: hypertension, proteinuria, edema, and uremia. A severe complication of preeclampsia is eclampsia, which is characterized by convulsion and coma. |
| cervix | lower neck-like portion of the uterus |
| perineum | pelvic floor - area between the anus and vagina |
| clitoris | organ of sensitive erectile tissue in females |
| The fallopian tubes may be called... | uterine tubes |
| placenta | blood-vessel-filled organ that develops during pregnancy |
| ovaries | female gonads; they produce ova & hormones - egg cells are formed & stored here |
| female external genitalia | vulva (labia major & labia minora) |
| endometrium | inner lining of the uterus |
| myometrium | muscular middle layer of the uterus |
| perimetrium | outer thin layer that covers the surface of the uterus |
| amnion | innermost membrane surrounding the embryo |
| What is the sac that contains the egg? | Graafian follicle / ovarian follicle |
| What is used to treat vaginal yeast infection? | antifungals |
| treats adverse symptoms of menopause | estrogen |
| oxytocics | induces labor at term by increasing the stregth and frequency of uterine contractions |
| prostaglandins | terminate pregnancy |
| AI | artificial insemination |
| DC | discharge |
| D&C | dilation and curettage - dialation of the cervix & scraping of the endometrium with a curette. Used to diagnose disease, correct bleeding & empty uterine contents |
| BSE | breast self examination |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| GYN | gynecology |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| MH | marital history |
| OCP's | oral contraceptive pills |
| PMP | previous mentrual period |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| LSO | left salpino-oophorectomy |
| Pap | papanicolaou's smear |
| R/O | rule out |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| VD | venereal disease |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| CS or C section | cesarean section |
| DOB | date of birth |
| FTND | full-term normal delivery |
| FECG and FEKG | fetal electrocardiogram |
| FHT | fetal heart tone |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| OB | obstetrics |
| NB | newborn |
| XX | female sex chromosomes |
| XY | male sex chromosomes |
| UC | uterine contractions |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| CVS | chronic villus sampling |
| GC | gonorrhea |
| G | gravida - meaning pregnant |
| FH | family history |
| What is the newborn period? | 1st 28 days |
| What is the post natal period? | 28th day to end of 1st year |
| Infants born at term are born between | 38-42 weeks |
| ovum (pl. ova) | female egg cell |
| mammary papilla | breast nipple |
| areola | pigmented area around the breast nipple |
| hymen | fold of membrane near the opening of the vagina |
| mammary glands or breast | milk producing glands found in the female breast |
| bartholin glands | pair of mucus producing glands on each side of the vagina and above the vaginal opening |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstrual discharge |
| bartholin adenitis | inflammation of a bartholin gland - also called bartholinitis |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| colpitis, vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual discharge |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the inner lining of the cervix |
| endometritis | inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus |
| hematosalpinx | blood in uterine tube |
| hydrosalpinx | water in uterine tube |
| hysteratresia | closure of the uterus (uterine cavity) |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| menometrorrhagia | rapid flow of blood from the uterus at menstruation and between cycles |
| menorrhagia | rapid flow of blood at menstruation |
| metrorrhagia | rapid flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual cycles |
| myometritis | inflammation of the uterine muscle |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty menstral flow |
| oophoritis | inflammation of the ovary |
| perimetritis | inflammation surrounding the uterus (perimetrium) |
| pyosalpinx | pus in the uterine tube |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the uterine tube |
| salpingocele | hernia of the uterine tube |
| valvovaginitis | inflammation of the vulva and vagina |
| Cx | cervix |
| A&P repair | anterior and posterior colporrhapy - used to correct a cystocele (vaginal wall weakness) |
| FBD | fibrocystic breast disease - benign cysts within the breast |
| SHG | sonohysterography |
| BSO | bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TVS | transvaginal sonography |
| UAE | uterine artery embolization - used to treat fibroids of the uterus |
| dyspareunia | difficult or painful intercourse |
| fistula | abnormal passageway between 2 organs or between an internal organ and the body surface |
| menopause | cessation of menstruation |
| speculum | instrument for opening a body cavity to allow visual insepction |
| gynecologist | one that studies and treats diseases of women |
| gynopathic | pertaining to diseases of women |
| leukorrhea | white discharge from the vagina |
| mastalgia | pain in the breast |
| mastoptosis | sagging breast |
| vaginal | pertaining to the vagina |
| vulvovaginal | pertaining to the vulva and vagina |
| CA-125 (cancer antigen-125 tumor marker) | blood test used to find ovarian cancer; also used to monitor treatment and determine the extend of the disease |
| Pap smear | cytological study to test for cancerous cells - common test for cervival cancer |
| mommogram | radiographic image of the breast |
| hysterosalpingogram | radiographic image of the uterus & uterine tubes |
| mammography | radiographic image of the breast - also called digital mammography |
| colposcope | instrument for visual examination of the vagina |
| colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix |
| culdoscope | instrument for visual examination of Douglas cul-de-sac |
| culdoscopy | visual examination of the Douglas cul-de-sac |
| hysteroscope | instrument for visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) |
| hysteroscopy | visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) |
| culdocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from Douglas cul-de-sac |
| tubal ligation - also called tubal sterilization and tying of the tubes | closure of uterine tubes for sterilization by cutting, tying, or cauterizing |
| stereotactic breast biopsy | technique of a mammography & computer-assisted biopsy to obtain tissue from a breast lesion |
| sentinel lymph node biopsy | blue dye or isotope identifies the sentinel lymph nodes - they are removed and tested |
| conization - also called cone biopsy | surgical removal of the cone-shaped area of the cervix to treat cervical cancer |
| ovarian cancer | malignant tumor of the ovary |
| fibroid tumor - also called myoma of the uterus or leiomyoma | benign fibroid tumor of the uterine muscle |
| prolapsed uterus - also called hysteroptosis | downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina |
| toxic shock syndrome - TSS | high fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, myalgia, hypotension, and possibly shock and death. Caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes (usually affecting women that use tampons) |
| vesicovaginal fistula | abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina |
| breast cancer | malignant tumor of the breast |
| cervical cancer | malignant tumor of the cervix |
| endometrial cancer - also called uterine cancer | malignant tumor of the endometrium |
| adenomyosis | growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus |
| cervicetomy | excision of the cervix |
| colpoperineorrhaphy | suture of the vagina and perineum - done to repair vaginal tears |
| colpoplasty | surgical repair of the vagina |
| colporrhaphy | suture of the vagina (wall) |
| episioperineoplasty | surgical repair of the vulva & perineum |
| episiorrhaphy | suture of (a tear in) the vulva |
| hymenectomy | excision of the hymen |
| hymenotomy | incision of the hymen |
| hysterectomy | excision of the uterus |
| hysteropexy | surgical fixation of the uterus |
| hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy | excision of the uterus, uterine tubes, & ovaries |
| mammoplasty | surgical repair of the breast - after removal of tumor |
| mastectomy | surgical removal of a breast |
| oophorectomy | excision of an ovary |
| perineorraphy | suture of a tear in the perineum |
| salpingectomy | excision of a uterine tube |
| salping-oophorectomy | excision of a uterine tube and ovary |
| salpingostomy | creation of an artificial opening in a uterine tube - done to restore patency |
| trachelectomy | excision of the cervix |
| trachelorrhaphy | suture of the cervix |
| vulvectomy | excision of the vulva |
| endrometrial ablation | procedure that destroies or removes the endometrium with a laser or thermal energy. Used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding |
| laproscopy or laproscopic surgery | visual examination of the abdominal cavity by way of a laparscope inserted through a small incision near the umbilicus. Used for many surgical procedures & to diagnose endometriosis. |
| myomectomy | excision of a fibroid tumor (muoma) from the uterus |
| subtotal hysterectomy | excision of the uterus, excluding the cervix. This is rarely performed. |
| Total hysterectomy | excision of the uterus (may be done abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopic) |
| panhysterectomy | excision of the uterus, ovaries, and uterine tubes |
| radical hysterectomy | excision of the uterus, ovaries, uterine tubes, lymph nodes, upper portion of the vagina, and surrounding tissue |
| radical mastectomy - rarely called Halsted mastectomy | removal of breast tissue, nipple, underlying muscle, and lymph nodes |
| modified radical mastectomy | removal of breast tissue, nipple, and lymph nodes |
| simple mastectomy - called total mastectomy | removal of breast tissue, and nipple |
| subcutaneous mastectomy | removal of breast tissue, preserving the overlying skin, nipple, and areola, so it can be reconstructed. |
| lumpectomy - also called tylectomy | removal of cancerous lesion only |
| ectopic pregnancy | when the ovum is implanted outside the uterus rather than inside |
| missed abortion | when the fetus has died in the uterus before completion of 22 weeks gestation, with retention in the uterus |
| spontaneous abortion | presentation or expulsion of all or parts of the products of conception |
| prolonged delivery | delivery for a pregnancy that has advanced beyond 42 completed weeks of gestation |
| preterm delivery | delivery before 37 completed weeks of gestation |
| term delivery | delivery between 38-40 completed weeks of gestation |
| postterm delivery | delivery between 41-42 weeks of completed weeks of gestation |
| amnionitis | inflammation of the amnion |
| chorioamnionitis | inflammation of the chorion & amnion |
| choriocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the chorion |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| hysterorrhexis | rupture of uterus |
| oligohydramnios | scanty amnion water |
| polyhydramnios | too much amnion water |
| aminiotic, or amnionic, sac | membranous bag that surrounds the fetus |
| what are the 2 layers of the fetal membrane bag? | chorion (outer layer) & amnion (inner layer) |
| microcephalus | fetus with very small head |
| omphalitis | iflammation of umbilicus |
| omphalocele | herniation at the umbilicus |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowed pyloric sphincter |
| tracheoesophageal fistula | abnormal passageway between the esophagus and trachea |
| FAS | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| EDD | expected date of delivery |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization - to fertilize ova outside the body & placing the zygote into the uterus |
| LNMP | last normal menstrual period |
| multip | multipara - many births - a woman who has given birth to 2 or more offspring |
| primip | primipara - first birth - a woman who has givin birth to one viable offspring |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| stillborn | born dead |
| premature infant | born before 37 weeks |
| parturition | act of giving birth |
| meconium | first stool from newborn |
| lochia | vaginal discharge after childbirth |
| lactation | secretion of milk |
| congenital anomaly | abnomality present at birth |
| colostrum | fluid from mothers breast during pregnancy & 1st few days after birth until lactation starts |
| breech presentation | when the baby tries to emerge in some other form other than head first |
| cephalic presentation | when the baby emerges head first |
| nullipara | no births - a woman who has never given birth to offspring |
| para | birth - a woman who has given birth to a viable offspring |
| postnatal | pertaining to after birth |
| postpartum | after childbirth - reference to the mother |
| prenatal | pertaining to before the birth - reference to the newborn |
| primigravida | first pregnancy - a woman in her first pregnancy |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| puerpera | childbirth - a woman who has just given birth |
| puerperal | pertaining to immediately after childbirth |
| teratogen | an agent that produces malformations within the developing embryo (drugs, alcohol, viruses, x-rays, etc...) |
| teratogenic | producing malformations within the developing embryo |
| teratology | study of malformations caused by teratogens within the developing embryo |
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