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Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gynecology | the study of diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system |
| gynecologist | the medical specialist for diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system |
| urologist | the medical specialist involved in the diagnoses and treatment of the male genitourinary system |
| testosterone | hormone produced by the testes |
| reproduction | process of producing eggs and conceiving and carrying babies |
| orch/o | testis (singular form), testes (pleural), testicles |
| orchid/o | testis (singular form), testes (pleural), testicles |
| orchi/o | testis (singular form), testes (pleural), testicles |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| test/o | testicles, testes |
| testicul/o | testicles, testes |
| andr/o | male |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| hydr/o | water |
| semin/o | seman |
| testicul/o | testicles, testes |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| ur/o | urine |
| olig/o | few, deficient |
| varic/o | enlarged, twisted veins |
| pub/o | pubis, pubic bone |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| oophro/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metri/o | uterus |
| placent/o | placenta |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| colp/o | vagina |
| gynec/o | female, woman |
| gyn/o | female, woman |
| men/o | menstruation |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| ov/o | egg, ovum |
| oo/o | egg, ovum |
| ov/i | egg, ovum |
| epis/o | vulva |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| my/o | muscle |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue, fiber |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| cry/o | cold |
| a | without |
| an | without |
| intra | within |
| epi | upon, on |
| hypo | beneath, below |
| hyper | excessive |
| dys | painful |
| supra | above |
| trans | across |
| endo | within, inner |
| pre | before |
| cyst/o | cyst/sac |
| ual | pertaining to |
| cele | hernia, protrusion |
| oma | tumor |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| trophy | growth, development |
| ology | study of |
| ologist | specialist |
| ism | condition |
| ia | condition |
| osis | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| graphy | process of recording |
| rrhagia | hemorrhage |
| arche | onset, beginning |
| scopy | examination with a scope |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| genitalia | male external reproduction organs that include the penis, scrotum, and two testicles or testes |
| scrotum | scrotal sac located posterior to the penis |
| testes | male sex organs |
| spermatozoa | sperm |
| epididymis | a coiled tube that follows the length of the testicle where the sperm mature and pass into the vas deferens |
| penis | male organ for sexual intercourse |
| glans penis | the tip or head of the penis |
| vas deferens | passes through the prostate gland and then joins with the urethra |
| seminal vesicles | sac located at the base of the bladder and secrete a thick yellow fluid called seminal fluid (which is part of the semen that is discharged from the penis) |
| prostate gland | walnut sized gland that is found under the bladder and secretes a thin milky fluid called prostatic fluid; also surrounds the urethra and improves sperm motility |
| Cowper's glands | inferior to the prostate gland secrete mucus that provides lubrication during intercourse |
| urethra | small tube that leads from the floor of the bladder to the exterior of the body |
| mons pubis | rounded pad of fatty and connective tissue that is found over the symphysis pubis |
| labia majora | two folds of fatty tissue that border the vulva |
| labia minora | the inner highly vascular largely connective-tissue folds of the vulva |
| urethral meatus | located below the clitoris and is the external opening or the urethra through which urine leaves the body |
| clitoris | small female organ that contains sensitive erectile tissue |
| Bartholin's glands | produce mucus for lubrication, located on either side of the inner vaginal opening |
| perineum | found between the vaginal opening and the anus |
| hymen | tissue membrane that covers the opening of the vagina either partially or completely |
| vagina | elastic muscular tube found between the urethra and the rectum |
| uterus | small firm pear shaped muscular organ located between the bladder and rectum |
| fundus | upper portion of the uterus |
| corpus | middle portion of the uterus |
| cervix | lower portion of the uterus |
| womb | also referred to as the uterus |
| perimetrium | outer layer of tissue that makes up the uterus |
| myometrium | middle layer of tissue that makes up the uterus |
| endometrium | inner layer of tissue that makes up the uterus |
| ovaries | female sex organs |
| fallopian tubes | uterine tubes, open at one end into the uterus and the other into the cavity over the ovary |
| fimbriae | finger like projections that help move the ovum from the ovary into the fallopian tube and then to the uterus |
| ovulation | process in a normal menstrual cycle each month where the ovum matures and is released from the ovary |
| mammary glands | are the breasts and function in the female as milk producing glands or lactiferous glands after childbirth |
| lactiferous ducts | responsible for carrying the milk to the nipple |
| female reproductive cycle | also called the menstrual cycle, lasts about 28 days |
| obstetrician | specialist who cares for women during pregnancy from conception to delivery |
| obstetrics | study of birth |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testes |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| anorchism | absence of one or both testes |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) | non cancerous abnormal enlargement of the prostate gland |
| hydrocele | pocket filled with fluid around the testicles |
| prostate carcinoma | cancer of the prostate gland |
| impotence | inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection |
| phimosis | narrowing of the opening of the foreskin preventing it from being pulled back |
| varicocele | abnormal enlargement of the vein of the testicles |
| oligospermia (low sperm count) | abnormal low number of sperm in the semen |
| sexually transmitted disease (STD) | a disease that is transmitted from one person to another during sexual contact (ex. gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes) |
| azoospermia | absence of sperm in the semen |
| castration | surgical removal of the testicles |
| circumcision | surgical procedure to remove the foreskin |
| epididymectomy | surgical removal of the epididymis |
| orchidectomy | surgical removal of the testes |
| semen analysis | examination of semen specimen for abnormality |
| suprapubic prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate gland through an incision above the pubic bone |
| transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP or TUR) | surgical removal of the prostate gland by inserting an instrument in and through the urethra |
| vasectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens |
| prostate specific antigen (PSA) | laboratory blood test to screen for prostate cancer |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstrual flow |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| endometriosis | tissue from the endometrium occurs abnormally in other pelvic locations |
| ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy in the fallopian tube, outside the uterus |
| fibroids | benign tumors in the uterus |
| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menstruation |
| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | infection in the pelvis |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tubes |
| cervical carcinoma | cancer of the cervix |
| cystocele | herniation of the urinary bladder into the vaginal wall |
| fibrocystic breast disease | finding of fluid filled cysts cysts in the breasts |
| menometrorrhagia | excessive bleeding during and between the normal menstrual cycle |
| oophoritis | inflammation of the ovaries |
| retroversion of the uterus | backward displacement of the uterus |
| polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) | enlargement of the ovaries due to the presence of many cysts |
| uterine prolapse | falling down of the uterus causing protrusion |
| colporrhexis | laceration of the vagina |
| vulvodynia | syndrome of burning, pain of the vulva on a chronic basis |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| premenstrual syndromes (PMS) | symptoms within the 2 week period prior to menstruation including mood swings, edema, headaches, bleeding |
| colposcopy | examination of the vaginal/cervical tissue using an endoscope |
| cryosurgery | destruction/removal of tissue by rapid freezing |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| laparoscopy | examination of the contents of the abdominal/pelvic cavities using an endoscope |
| mammography | x-ray examination of the soft tissue of the breast |
| mastectomy | surgical removal of the breast and surrounding tissue |
| oophoropexy | surgical fixation of the ovary |
| salpingo-oophorectomy | surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries |
| D&C | dilatation and curettage |
| gyn | gynecology |
| pap smear | papanicolaou smear detects/diagnosis of conditions of the cervix and surrounding tissue |
| BSE | breast self exam |
| tubal ligation | surgical procedure for the purpose of female sterilization |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| endovaginal ultrasound | test to determine cause of abnormal vaginal bleeding |
| conization/cone biopsy | surgical removal of a cone shaped section of tissue from the cervix |
| colporrhaphy | suturing the vagina |
| vaginoplasty | surgical repair of the vagina |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| hysteroscopy | direct visual examination of the interior of the uterus using an endoscope |
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