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Chapter 13
med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mastaigia | breast pain |
| masstoptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the breast |
| menorrhagia | excessive menstrual flow |
| menorrhaigia | painful menstruation |
| metromenorrhagia | excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals |
| amastia | absence of breast |
| cervical dysplasia | downward displacement of the vagina |
| episiostenosis | narrowing of the vulvar opening |
| hematosalpinx | blockage in a fallopian tube caused by blood |
| hypermastia | excessively large breast |
| hysteroptosis | downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina |
| oophorocystosis | ovarian cysts |
| pyosalpinx | blockage in a fallopian tube caused by puss |
| endometrium | inner layer of the uterine tissue |
| menarche | beginning of first menstruation |
| myometrium | middle layer of uterine muscle tissue |
| permetrium | tissue on the outside of the outer layer of the uterus |
| bradytocia | slow labor |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| eutocia | normal labor |
| CIPP | chronic idiopathic pelvic pain |
| Cx | cervix |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingogram |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| SHG | sonohysterography |
| TAH/BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TVS | transvaginal sonography |
| VH | vaginal hysterectomy |