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HLHS Chap 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| perine/o | perineum |
| episi/o | vulva |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gyn/o | woman |
| lact/o | milk |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breast |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| men/o | menstruation |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| amni/o | amnion |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chorion/o | chorion |
| toc/o | labor |
| fet/o | fetus |
| part/o | birth |
| nat/o | birth |
| dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| -rrhagia | excessive discharge |
| Braxton Hicks contraction | sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor; also known as false labor |
| uterine prolapse | downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina |
| myometrium | middle layer of uterine muscle tissue |
| perimetrium | tissue on the outside of the uterus, the outer layer of the uterus |
| speculum | device for examining a body cavity, most commonly the vagina |
| cephalopelvic disproportion | condition characterized by the inability of the mother's pelvis to allow the baby to pass through the birth canal |
| gravida | another term for pregnant |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| som/o | body |
| dyna/o | power |
| teratogenic | causing the formation of birth defects |
| endometriosis | condition in which endometrium cells appear and grow outside the uterus |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| abruptio placentae | separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus |
| eclampsia | severe, life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures |
| ectopic pregnancy | implantation of a fertilized egg in a place other than the uterus |
| hyperemesis gravidarum | pregnancy-related vomiting, and extreme form of morning sickness |
| placenta previa | condition in which the placenta is attached to the uterus near the cervix |
| preeclampsia | condition characterized by high blood pressure and high protein in the urine |
| dermoid cyst | ovarian cyst containing skin and sometimes hair, teeth, bone, or cartilage |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| abortifacient | drug/device that causes the termination of pregnancy |
| oxytocin | agent that stimulates uterine contractions and accelerates labor |
| tocolytic | agent that stops or delays premature labor and contractions |
| CIPP | chronic idiopathic pelvic pain |
| Cx | cervix |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HPV | human papilomavirus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingogram |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| SHG | sonohyterography |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| BSO | bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TVS | transvaginal sonography |
| VH | vaginal hysterectomy |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| DOB | date of birth |
| EDD | expected date of delivery |
| FAS | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| FOB | father of baby |
| G | gravida |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| LGA | large for gestational age |
| LMP | last menstrgal period |
| P | births |
| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
| SGA | small for gestational age |
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