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ALH 122 Chap 8
ALH 122 Chap 8 - Senders, SBC Portland
Question | Answer |
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amni/o | amnion |
cervic/o | cervix |
colp/o | vagina |
colposcopy | visualization of the vagina with a colposcope |
episi/o | vulva |
vulva | external female genitalia |
vulvodynia | pain in the external female genitalia |
episiotomy | incision through the skin of the perineum to prevent tearing during child birth |
glact/o | milk |
galactorrhea | abnormal discharge of milk from the breasts |
gynec/o | female, woman |
gynecomastia | enlargement of breast tissue in men |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o | breast tissue |
mast/o | breast tissue |
mastectomy | removal of the breast |
hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
nat/i | birth |
my/o | muscle |
neonatal | new birth, recent birth |
obstetr/o | pregnancy and childbirth |
oocyte | immature egg |
ovum | mature egg |
ova | multiple mature eggs |
ovari/o | ovary |
ovul/o | egg |
ovluation | to release an egg |
anovulatory | not releasing an egg |
perineum | skin between the vaginal opening and the anus |
salping/o | fallopian tubes |
salpingectomy | to remove the fallopian tubes |
hysterosalpingectomy | to remove the uterus and the fallopian tubes |
oophorectomy | to remove the ovavies (I don't know why it isn't ovarectomy, I know, it's confusing. This literally means to remove the structure that bears the eggs...) |
vaginitis | vaginal infection/inflammation |
fimbrae | finger-like projections at the ends of the fallopian tubes that surround the ovaries |
-gravida | pregnant, pregnancy |
-parous | bearing, bringing forth, having delivered |
nulli- | none, no, not |
nulliparous | never having been pregnant |
cervicitis | infection/inflammation of the cervix |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
amniocentesis | aspiration of amniotic fluid to check fetal DNA |
cervical dysplasia | abnormal cell growth of the cervical cells |