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Ch 13 med terms
studying Ch 13 medical terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chorion/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vaginia |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | memstruation |
| metr/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| part/o | birth |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| toc/o | labor |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| abortifacient | drug or device that causes the termination of a pregnancy |
| abortion | termination of the placenta from the wall of the uterus |
| abruptio placentae | separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus |
| adenocarcinoma of the breast | glandular tumor in the breast |
| amenorrhea | no menstruation |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture of the amnion |
| amniorrhea | discharge of amniotic fluid |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of the amniotic sac |
| amnioscope | instrument for examining the amnion |
| amnioscopy | procedure for examining the amnion |
| amniotomy | incision into the amnion |
| antepartum | time before birth |
| bradytocia | slow labor |
| Braxton Hicks contraction | sporadic contraction of the uterine muscles of women in labor; also known as false labor |
| cardiotocograph | instrument for recording the fetal heart rate during labor |
| cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD0 | condition characterized by the inability of the mother's pelvis to allow the baby to pass through the birth canal |
| cervical dysplasia | bad formation of cervical cells |
| cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | abnormal growth of cervical cells |
| cervicectomy | surgical removal of the cervix |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| cervicocolpitis | inflammation of the cervix and vagina |
| cervicography | procedure for imaging the cervix |
| cervicovaginitis | inflammation of the cervix and vaginia |
| chorioangioma | blood vessel tumor of the chorion |
| choriocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the chorion |
| chorionitis | inflammation of the chorion |
| colpitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| colpocystitis | inflammation of the vagina and urinary bladder |
| colpopexy | surgical fixation of the vagina |
| colpoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the vagina |
| colpoptosis | downward placement of the vagina |
| colposcope | instrument used to examine the vagina |
| colposcopy | procedure for examining the vagina |
| colpostenosis | narrowing in the vaginal opening |
| conception | the process of conceiving a child |
| congenital anomaly | irregular condition that is present at the time of birth |
| contraception | a process that prevents or hinders the conception of a child |
| contraception | a process that prevents or hinders the conception of a child |
| contraction | shortening or tightening of a muscle (during labor, uterine muscles contract) |
| cytocele | hernia of the urinary bladder into the vagina |
| dermoid cyst | ovarian cyst containing skin and sometimes hair, teeth, bone, or cartilage |
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