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Unit 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colpostenosis Colpo/sten-osis | narrowing of the vaginal opening |
| Mastagia Mast/-algia | breast pain |
| Amenorrhea A/meno-rrhea | no menstruation |
| Hydrosalpinx hydro/salpinx | blockage in a fallopian tube caused by water or any clear fluid |
| Endometrium endo/metr-lum | inner layer of uterine tissue |
| Speculum | device for examining a body cavity commonly the vagina |
| Dystocia dys/toc-la | difficult labor |
| Gravida | another term for pregnant |
| Lactogenic lacto/gen-ic | causing the formation of milk |
| Conception concept/-tion | the process of conceiving a child |
| Ovulation ov/ul/-ation | the process of an egg being released from an ovary |
| natal nat/al | pertaining to birth |
| obstetrics | branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy, labor, and delivery of newborns |
| Vulvitis vulv/ -its | inflammtion if the vulva |
| preclampsia pre/eclampsia | condition characterized by high blood pressure |
| spontaneous abortion | naturally occurring termination of pregnancy; also known as a miscarriage |
| mammoplasty mammo/plasty | surgical reconstruction of a breast |