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Med Term chp 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ovaries | oophor/o held in place by Broad ligaments |
| fallopian tubes | salping/o |
| uterus | uter/o (womb)fund/o fundus, farthest from the opening hyster/o metri/o metr/o |
| vagina | colp/o vagin/o short tube-like structure |
| breasts | mamm/o mamm/a mast/o |
| menstruation | menstru/o |
| men/o | month |
| menstru/o | monthly discharge of blood |
| oogenesis | o/o ovum or egg, gen/o arising from or produced by |
| metrorrhagia | uterus hemoraging - heavy bleeding at other than normal time |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ -cancer hasn't spread |
| cerclage | proceedure to keep uterus closed during preg. until delivery time |
| cystocele | bladder (bulging) hernia into vaginal wall |
| rectocele | rectum pushing against vaginal wall |
| dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
| vaginismus | spasm |
| peau d'orange | typical outward sign of breast cancer - skin looks like orange peel |
| galacorrhea | discharge of mile when not prg. or brstfdg |
| D & C | dilation & curettage - curet used to scrape off tissue from inside of uterus |
| hysterectomy | removal of uterus |
| hysterotomy | opening of uterus - cut into to remove something |
| endometriosis | migration of endomitrial tissue out of uterus |
| leiomyoma | smooth muscle tumor - usually benign |
| leiomyosarcoma | cancer of smooth muscle |
| myometritis | muscle of uterus imflammed |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease often caused by STD migrate out fallopian tube into open |
| retroflexion | uterus tipped back |
| uterine prolapse | uterus starts to come out of vagina - sag out of position |
| amenorrhea | without monthly flow |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty periods |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| dysmenorrhea | painful period cramps |
| menorrhagia | heavy flow during normal period excessive |
| metrorrhagia | heavy bleeding at time other than normal period |
| menometrorrhagia | constant heavy bleeding - excessive discharge or flow |
| colposcopy | looking at vagina w/ lighted scope |
| colporrhaphy | repair of vagina |
| culdoscopy | looking behind cervix into blind pouch |
| laparoscopy | to see abdominopelvic cavity w/ lighted instrument |
| myomectomy | removal of muscle payer |
| tubal ligation | sterilization procedure |
| abruptio placenta | starts to tear away from uterine wall |
| placenta previa | covering part or all of cervix, over opening |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportionment - head too big to fit through pelvis |
| dystocia | difficult/prolonged labor |
| prolapsed cord | cord comes out before baby - right to C-section |
| SAB | spontaneous abortion |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion - pg. terminated |
| uterine inertia | uterus not returning to normal size after delivery |
| AROM | artificial removal of membrane |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ - cancer not spreading |
| EDC | expected date of confinement |
| EMB | endomertial biopsy |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| LGA | large for gestational age |
| NSVD | normal spontaneous vaginal delivery |
| Pap | Papanicolaou (smear or test) |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| PMDD | premenstrual dysphoric disorder - pms + depression anxiety mood shifts |
| PROM | premature rupture of membranes |
| SROM | spontaneous rupture of membranes |
| TAH-BSO | total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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christiethoreson
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