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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amni | amnion |
| cervic | cervix, neck |
| colp | vagina |
| ectop | ectopia, displaced |
| gravid | pregnant women |
| gynec | woman |
| hyster | uterus |
| lapar | abdomen |
| mamm | mammary glands |
| mast | breast |
| men | menstration |
| metr | uterine tissues |
| nat | birth |
| o | egg |
| oophor | ovary |
| salping | uterine tube |
| top | place |
| vagin | vagina |
| syphil | syphilis |
| A | Without lack |
| aniso | unequal |
| ante | before |
| bi | two both |
| dys | difficult, painful |
| ecto | outside of |
| endo | inner |
| infra | below infer |
| iso | same equal |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| post | After |
| Primi | First |
| TRans | Across |
| Blast | Immature |
| Centesis | Surgical puncture for fluid femoval |
| Graphy | Process of making a picture or record |
| gravida | pregnancy |
| para | women who carries pregnancy to viability |
| partum | delivery, childbirth |
| pexy | fixation of prolapse |
| phobia | fear |
| ptosis | prolapse |
| scope | process of using a scope |
| Fertilization | penetration of the ovum by the sperm with combination of chromosomes from the egg and sperm resulting in 23 pairs |
| Conception | implantation of the blastocyst into the endometrium |
| ova,ovum | egg,eggs |
| Zygote | Fertilized ovum in the earliest stages of cell division |
| Embryo | Multiple cell stages in the first trimester |
| Blastocyst | embro comprised of multiple cells |
| Implantation | attachment of the embryo onto the endometrium |
| Abortion | Termination of pregnancy |
| Miscarriage | Spontaneous abortion |
| premature delivery | delivery of fetus in the second or third trimester before full-term gestation |
| newborn, neonate | baby in the first two weeks after birth |
| Infant | Baby from birth until walking |
| Ab I, II, III and so on, A1, A2, A3 | one abortion, two, three, and so on |
| C-section | cesarean section delivery |
| D | dilation and curettage |
| F | Female |
| FTT | FAilure to thrive |
| Grav I, II, III and so on G1, G2, G3 | one pregnancy, two, three, and so on |
| GYN | Gynecology |
| HPV | Human Papollpma Virus |
| HSG | hysterosalpingogram |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LAVH | aparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| OB | Obstetrics |
| Pap | papanicolaou test (smear) |
| para I, II, III and so on P1, P2, P3 | one live birth, two, three, and so on |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| Preg | Pregant |
| RPR | syphilis test (also VDRL, STS, RPR) |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| STI and STD | sexually transmitted infection (disease) |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |