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MT Ch,12.&.13.B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gynecology (GYN) | branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the female reproductive organs and breasts |
| obstetrics (OB) | branch of medicine hat manages the health of a woman and her fetus during pregnancy and childbirth |
| puerperium | the period of adjustment after childbirth during which the reproductive organs of the mother return to their normal, nonpregnant state |
| obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) | a physician who simultaneously practices the specialties |
| endometriosis | the presence of a functional endometrial tissue in areas outside the uterus |
| implants, lesions, or growths | endometrial tissue develops into these |
| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | general term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and adjacent pelvic structures |
| pathogens | disease producing organisms |
| carcinoma of the breast | the most common malignant of women in the US |
| nulliparous | a woman who has never had children |
| menarche | start of the menstrual cycle |
| cervical cancer | cancer of the cervix |
| urology | branch of medicine concerned with the male reproductive system and urinary disorders in males and females |
| urologist | the physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary disorders |
| STI's | any contagious disease acquired during sexual activity with an infected partner |
| STD's | any contagious disease acquired during sexual activity with an infected partner |
| gonorrhea | caused by Neisseria gonorrheae |
| dysuria | painful urination |
| leukorrhea | white discharge |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| arthritis | inflammation of joints |
| chlamydia | most prevalent and one of the most damaging STI's in the US |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| syphilis | less common but more serious than gonorrhea |
| genital herpes | causes red, blister like, painful lesions in the genital area |
| genital warts | condylomatas, condylomas, causes wats that can spread from one part of the body to another |
| trichomoniasis | caused by protozoan affects males and females, but symptoms are most common in females |
| radical protatectomy | surgical removal of the entire prostate, seminal vesicles, and surrounding lymph nodes |
| androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) | antiandrogenic agents |
| bilateral orchiectomy | castration |
| combined hormonal therapy | depleting the body of testicular hormones |
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