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MED143 PHARMACOLOGY
MED143 CH 14 KEY TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MED143 CH 14 KEY TERMS | |
| abortifacients | anything used to terminate pregnancy |
| amenorrhea | failure to menstruate; missed menstrual period |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia or hypertrophy (BPH) | increase in the epithelial and stromal tissue within the prostate |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| endometriosis | growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus |
| engorgement | filling up of a body part with blood or another fluid (e.g., penis engorgement prior to intercourse, breast engorgement with milk in nursing mothers) |
| estrogen | female hormone |
| fetus | the developing child in utero from the third month after conception until birth |
| gonadotropins | pituitary hormones that stimulate the gonads (ovaries and testes) to secrete hormones |
| gonads | sex glands in which reproductive cells are formed; ovaries and testicles |
| herpes simplex (genital) | sexually transmitted disease that results in painful genital lesions |
| libido | sex drive |
| menopause | naturally occurring end of menstruation, usually between the ages of 45 and 52 |
| menorrhea | normal menstruation; also known as menses |
| osteoporosis | condition in which there is a decrease in total bone mass; major cause of fractures in postmenopausal women |
| ova | female reproductive cells (singular: ovum) |
| ovulation | release of an ovum from an ovary |
| oxytocic | drug that stimulates contractions of the uterus |
| postpartum | period after giving birth |
| progesterone | female hormone |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| puberty | age at which the reproductive organs become functional and secondary sex characteristics appear |
| sexually transmitted disease (STD)/sexually transmitted infection (STI) | infectious disease spread by intimate sexual contact; among the STDs are syphilis, gonorrhea, genital herpes, chlamydia, and AIDS |
| spermatozoa | male reproductive cells; also known as sperm |
| testosterone | male hormone that influences development of masculine characteristics; androgen that occurs naturally in the testes |
| vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina |
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