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term & abb 3550 wk 2
3550 termin and abbrev wk2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADAM | Androgen Decline in the aging male |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| VD | Venereal Disease |
| VDRL | Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
| RPR | Rapid Plasma Reagin |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| PMS | Premenstrual syndrome |
| VBAC | Vaginal birth after a cesarean |
| AI | Artificial Insemination |
| AMA | Advanced Maternal Age |
| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| IVF | In Vitro Fertilization |
| CIRC | Circumcision |
| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| L & D | Labor and Delivery |
| Endometriosis | A condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity |
| Gynecologist | A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disease and disorders of the female reproductive system |
| Neonatologist | A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the newborn |
| Spermatogenesis | The process of sperm formation |
| Andropause | a marked by the decrease of the male hormone testosterone AKA male menopause |
| Balanitis | Inflammation of the glans penis that is usually caused by poor hygiene in men who have not had the foreskin removed by circumcision |
| Anorchism | The absence of one or both testicles |
| Priapism | A painful erections that last 4 hours or more but it is not accompanied by sexual excitement |
| Hemospermia | The presence of blood in the seminal fluild |
| Vasectomy | The male sterilization procedure in which a small portion of the vas deferens in surgically removed |
| Orchidectomy | The surgical removal of one or both testicles |
| Perimetrium | The tough, membranous outer layer of the uterus |
| Orchiopexy | Endoscopic surgery to move an undescended testicle onto its normal position in the scrotum |
| Gonorrhea | A highly contagious condition caused by the bacterium |
| Menarche | The beginning of the menstrual funtion |
| Salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tube |
| Metrorrhea | Abnomal discharge, such as mucus or pus from the uterus |
| Colposcopy | the direct visual examination of the tissue of the cervix and vagina |
| Mammoplasty | surgical repair or reconstructing of a breast |
| Fetus | a child in utero, from 9th week of pregnancy to the time of birth |
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