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13.5
Treatments and Therapies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cervicectomy (SER-vih-SEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of the cervix |
| colpopexy (KOL-poh-PEK-see) | surgical fixation of the vagina |
| colpoplasty (KOL-poh-PLAS-tee) | surgical reconstruction of the vagina |
| episiorrahaphy (ih-PEEZ-ee-OR-ah-fee) | sutrue of the vulva |
| hysterectomy (HIS-teh-REK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of the uterus |
| hysteropexy (HIS-ter-oh-PEK-see) | surgical fixation of the uterus |
| hysterosalpingectomy (HIS-teh-roh-SAL-pin-JEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of the uterus and fallopian tube(s) |
| mammoplasty (MAM-oh-PLAS-tee) | surgical reconstruction of a breast |
| mastectomy (mas-TEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of a breast |
| mastopexy (MAS-toh-PEK-see) | surgical fixation of a breast |
| myomectomy (MAI-oh-MEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of a tumor in the muscle (usually refers to the muscle of the uterine wall) |
| oophorectomy (OH-aw-foh-REK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of an ovary |
| oophorocystectomy (oh-AWF-oh-roh-sis-TEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of an ovarian cyst |
| oophorotomy (oh-AWF-oh-RAWT-oh-mee) | incision into an ovary |
| ovarian cystectomy (oh-VAR-ee-an sis-TEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of an ovarian cyst |
| ovariostomy (oh-VAY-ree-AWS-toh-mee) | creation of an opening into an ovary |
| perineoplasty (PER-ih-NEE-oh-PLAS-tee) | surgical reconstruction of the perineum |
| perineorrhaphy (PER-ih-nee-OR-ah-fee) | suture of the perineum |
| perineotomy (PER-ih-nee-AWT-oh-mee) | incison into the perineum |
| salpingectomy (SAL-pin-JEK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of a fallopian tube |
| salpingo-oophorectomy (sal-PING-goh-OH-awf-oh-REK-toh-mee) | surgical removal of a fallopian tube and ovary |
| salpingopexy (sal-PING-goh-PEK-see) | surgical fixation of a fallopian tube |
| vaginoperineoplasty (VAJ-ih-noh-PER-ih-NEE-oh-PLAS-tee) | surgical reconstruction of the vagina and perineum |
| vaginoperineorrhaphy (VAJ-ih-noh-PER-ih-nee-OR-ah-fee) | sutrue of the vagina and perineum |
| vaginoperineotomy (VAJ-ih-noh-PER-ih-nee-AWT-oh-mee) | incision into the vagina and perineum |
| vaginoplasty (vah-JI-noh-PLAS-tee) | surgical reconstruction of the vagina |
| abortifacient* (ah-BORT-ih-FAY-shent) | drug or device that causes the termination of pregnancy |
| amniotomy (AM-nee-AWT-oh-mee) | incision into the amnion |
| cesarean section (sih-ZER-ee-an SEK-shun) | delivery of a baby through an incision made in the uterus |
| episiotomy (ih-PEEZ-ee-AWT-oh-mee) | incision into the vulva |
| hysterotomy (HIS-teh-RAWT-oh-mee) | incison into the uterus |
| induced abortion* | intentional termination of pregnancy |
| in vito fertilization (in VEE-troh FERT-il-ih-ZAY-shun) | fertilization of an egg done in a test tube |
| oxytocin (OK-see-TOHS-in) | agent that stimulates uterine contractractions and accelerates labor |
| tocolytic (toh-koh-LIT-ik) | agent that stops or delays premature labor and contractions |
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