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medical term. ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the medical term that refers to diffiult labor? | dystocia |
| The term colpocervical refers to the ... | vagina and cervix |
| PID is the abbreviation for: | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| Postnatal means: | after birth |
| Copodynia means pain in the : | vagina |
| An excessive increase in number of cells in a tissue or organ is called | hyperplasia |
| the female external genitalia include all of the following except: | vagina |
| proestrogen is secreted by the | ovaries |
| the structure that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra is the: | vas deferens |
| which of the following sets of terms are not synonyms? | colpodynia;vasalgia |
| herniation of a fallopian tube is called a: | salpingocele |
| the gravest form of pregnancy induced hypertension is | eclampsia |
| the discharge associated with candidiasis is | curdy or cheeselike |
| what is the medical term for enlargment of the prostate gland | prostatomegaly |
| the notation gravida 2, para 1 denotes a woman who has had | 2 pregnancies 1 birth |
| what is benign prostatic hyperplasia associated with | male reproductive system and urinary flow obstruction |
| when menstration stops as a result of age it is called | menopause |
| which organ surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra in a male | prostate gland |
| what is the name of the instrument used for examining the vagina and cervix uteri | colposcope |
| what does the term orchidorrhaphy refers to | suture of a testicle |
| the presence of functional endometrial tissue in ares outside the uterus is termed | endometriosis |
| the neck of the uterus is | cervix |
| in salpingitis, which structers is affected | fallopian tubes |
| what is the name of hormonal prepreations that are used to raise the sperm count in infertility cases | gonadotrophins |
| the condition of improperly descended testicles is referred to as | cryptorchidism |
| what is the surgical procedure that serilizes the male and prevents the release of sperm | vasectomy |
| what is the primary sore of syphilis | chancre |
| what structure produces testosterone | testes |
| another term for Cowper glands is | bulbourethral glands |
| what is the abbrviation indicating widening of the uterine cervix and scraping of the endometrium | D |
| which term describes a deficiency of spermatoza in the sperm | oligospermia |
| what type of screening utilizes the PSA blood test | prostate cancer |
| what is the term that refers to an inability of a male to acheive an erection | impotence |
| which of the following terms describes a condition in which the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis | phimosis |
| what is teh congenital defect in which the male urethra opens on the upper side of the penis | epispadias |