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MED104
Chapter 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colp/o, Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Episi/o, Vulv/o | Vulva |
| Gynec/o, Gyn/o | Woman |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Mast/o, Mamm/o | Breast |
| Cervic/o | Cervix (Neck, opening between the uterus and the vagina). |
| Oophor/o, Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Hyster/o, Metr/o, Uter/o | Uterus |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Men/o | Menstruation (Once a month bleeding) |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tubes |
| Amni/o | Amnion (Innermost membrane covering the uterus). |
| Cyesis | Pregnancy |
| Chori/o, Chorion/o | Membrane that covers a fetus |
| Toc/o | Labor (Birth of a baby) |
| Fet/o | Fetus (Offspring) |
| Part/o, Nat/o | Birth |
| Amenorrhea | No menstruation |
| Colpostenosis | Narrowing of the vaginal opening |
| Dysmenorrhea, Menorrhalgia | Painful menstruation |
| Dyspareunia | Painful sexual intercourse |
| Hysteralgia, Hysterodynia | Pain in the uterus |
| Luekorrhea | White vaginal discharge |
| Mastalgia | Breast pain |
| Mastoptosis | Downward displacement (dropping) of the breast |
| Menorrhagia | Excessive menstrual flow |
| Metromenorrhagia | Excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular times |
| Metrorrhagia | Menstrual bleeding at irregular times |
| Oligomenorrhea | Infrequent or light menstrual peroids |
| Ovaralgia | Pain in the ovaries |
| Perineocele | Hernia in the perineal region |
| Polymenorrhea | Menstrual periods occurring with greater that normal frequency |
| Vaginodynia | Vaginal Pain |
| Vulvodynia | Pain in the vulva |