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Medical Terminology

Female Reproductive System

TermDefinition
colp/o vagin/o vagina Latin; sheath or scabbard of a sword
perine/o perineum area between genitals and anus
episi/o vulv/o vulva external genitals of a female
gyn/o gynec/o woman
lact/o milk
mast/o mamm/o breast
cervic/o cervix cervix means neck
hyster/o metr/o uter/o uterus
pelv/i pelvis
men/o menstruation Greek; month
oophor/o ovari/o ovary oo means egg, phor means to carry
salping/o fallopian tube Latin; trumpet
amni/o amnion the innermost membrane covering the fetus
-cyesis pregnancy
chori/o chorion/o chorion outer membrane covering fetus that connects the fetus to the wall of the uterus
toc/o labor
fet/o fetus Latin; offspring after 8 weeks is a fetus, before that embryo
part/o nat/o birth parto is to give birth / nato is to be born
gynecology study of medical issues specific to women
CS delivery of a baby through a hole made in the uterus cesarean section OR C-section
Cx opening between uterus and vagina cervix
CPD condition where mother's pelvis won't allow baby's head to pass through the birth canal
TVS imaging procedure using sound waves emitted by a device inserted in the vagina transvaginal ultrasound
G pregnant
TAH surgical removal of the uterus through an incision in the abdomen; usually includes the removal of bot ovaries and the fallopian tubes total abdominal hysterectomy
VH surgical removal of the uterus through an incision in the vagina vaginal hysterectomy
BSO surgical removal of both ovaries and adjacent fallopian tubes; often performed as part of a total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
SHG procedure using sound waves to examine the uterus sonohysterogram
perine/o area between the genital organs and the anus perineum
Created by: tmorrow52
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