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Med Term Unit 9
Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cide | kill |
| amni/o | amniotic fluid, amnion |
| amnion/o | amniotic fluid, amnion |
| -amnios | amniotic fluid, amnion |
| andre/o | male |
| ante- | before |
| arche/o | first, beginning |
| -arche | first, beginning |
| -atresia | absence of normal body opening or closure |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| trachel/o | cervix, neck |
| chori/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| ect/o | outside |
| embry/o | embry/o |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| episi/o | vulva or perineum |
| fet/o, fet/i | fetus |
| genit/o | genitals, reproductive organs |
| gon/o | genitals |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gyn/o | woman |
| heter/o | different |
| hom/o | same |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metr/o, metr/i | uterine tissue |
| nat/o | birth |
| nulli- | none |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o | testes |
| par/o | bear, give birth to, labor childbirth |
| part/o | bear, give birth to, labor childbirth |
| -partum | bear, give birth to, labor childbirth |
| -para | bear, give birth to, labor childbirth |
| pen/o, pen/i | penis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| primi- | first |
| prostat/o | prostrate gland |
| puerper/o | childbirth |
| -salping/o | uterine tube |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| semin/o | semen |
| sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i, spermi/o | spermatozoon, spermatozoa |
| sympt/o | symptom |
| terat/o | malformation |
| test/o | testis, testicle |
| -tocia | birth labor |
| top/o | place |
| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel, duct |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| D | Dilation and curettage. Widening of the uterine cervix and scraping of the endometrium of the uterus |
| ED | Effective Dose |
| GYN | Gynecology |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| IVF | In Vitro Fertilization |
| PSA | Prostate Specific Antigen |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| TSS | Toxic Shock Syndrome |
| TAH | Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
| BSO | Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TVH | Total Vaginal Hysterectomy |
| PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| A&P Repair | anterior/posterior vaginal wall repair |
| Dyspareunia | Pain during intercourse caused by spasms |
| Graffian Follicle | A mature ovarian vesicle that ruptures during ovulation to release the ovum. |
| Phimosis | a condition where the foreskin of an adult cannot be retracted properly. |
| Stereotactic Breast Biopsy | used take samples from a lump that cannot be felt during a breast exam, but can be seen on a mammogram. |
| Eclampsia | tonic-clonic seizures in pregnant women |
| Cesarean Section | When a baby is delivered through the abdomen |
| Anomaly | A deviation from what is regarded as normal. |