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Medix MOA White Mod3
Female Repro with abbreves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dys- | difficult, bad painful |
| ante- | before |
| post- | after |
| lacti- | milk |
| endo- | within |
| primi- | first |
| post- | after |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -version | turning |
| -para | to bear, live birth |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube |
| -tocia | labor, childbirth |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| amni/o | amniotic sac |
| colp/o | vagina |
| galact/o | milk”production” |
| metr/o | uterus(womb) |
| labi/o | labia |
| mamm/o | breast |
| perine/o | perineum, perineal |
| gynec/o | woman |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/o,ov/i | egg |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| episi/o | vulva |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| hyster/o | uterus(womb) |
| lact/o | milk |
| uter/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| mast/o | breast |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| metri/o | uterus(womb) |
| AB | abortion |
| AI | artificial insemination |
| BSE | breast self examination |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| D & C | dilation & curettage |
| DC | discharge |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EDC | estimated date of confinement |
| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
| FH | family history |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| G | gravida |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LSO | left salpingo-oophorectomy |
| MH | marital history |
| OCP | oral contraceptive pills |
| Pap | Papanicolaou's smear |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMP | previous menstrual period |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| R/O | rule out |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| VD | venereal disease |
| CS,Csection | cesarean section |
| CVS | chorionic villus sampling,placental tissues, Dx genetic defects |
| CWP | childbirth without pain |
| DOB | date of birth |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FHT | fetal heart tone |
| FTND | full-term normal delivery |
| HcG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization & embryo transfer |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| NB | newborn |
| OB | obstetrics |
| Para 1, 2, 3 | unipara, bipara, tripara |
| UC | uterine contractions |
| XX | female sex chromosomes |
| XY | male sex chromosomes |
| adnexa | accessory parts of a structure |
| atresia | congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening |
| choriocarcinoma | malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at site of ectopic pregnancy |
| corpus luteum | yellow ovarian scar tissue resulting from ovulation, produces E & P |
| dyspareunia | pain during intercourse |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of mucous lining of cervix uterui |
| fibroids | benign uterine tumours aka myomas |
| menarche | beginning of menstruation |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty or infrequent menstrual flow |
| pyosalpinx | pus in fallopian tube |
| retroversion | turning or turned back from normal position |
| vaginismus | painful spasm of vagina due to contraction of surrounding muscles |
| abruptio placenta | premature separation of normally situated placenta |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| eclampsia | serious form of toxemia during pregnancy |
| parturition | process of giving birth |
| placenta previa | placenta is attached near cervix and ruptures prematurely, spotting an early symptom |
| pelvimetry | measurement of pelvic dimensions |
| puerperium | period of 42 days after delivery |
| amniocentesis | transabdominal puncture of amniotic sac under US guidance to remove fluid |
| colposcopy | visual examination of vagina & cervix with colposcope, f/u to abnormal Pap |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of abdominal cavity with laparoscope |
| conization | excision of cone-shaped sample of cervical tissue, Dx cancer |
| cerclage | suturing cervix to prevent premature dilation, “purse-string” |
| lumpectomy | excision of small breast tumor and surrounding tissue |
| mastectomy | excision of breast, total(simple), modified radical(lymphnodes), radical(chest wall muscles) |
| IM | intramuscular |
| NB | important |
| GC | gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) |
| RSO | right salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominus muscle |
| FECG,FEKG | fetal electrocardiogram |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth rate or retardation |
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