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Medical Terminology
Part 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gestation | Length of time from conception to birth |
| Orifice | Mouth |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| salping/o | tube |
| arche | beginning |
| cyesis | pregnacy |
| gravida | pregnant women |
| para | to bear |
| tocia | child brith |
| version | turning |
| Atresia | absence of closure of normal body openeing |
| chriocarcinoma | malignant neoplasm of uterus or at the sit eof ectopic pregancy |
| contrceptive Diaphragm | prevents conception, thin rubber ring |
| Corpus Lutuem | ovarian Scar Tissue |
| Dyspareunia | occurance of pain during sexual interocurse |
| Endocervictis | imflammation of muscu lingin in the cervix |
| fibroids | benigh uterine tumors |
| hormonal contraception | use of hormones |
| menarche | beginning of menstrual function |
| Oligomenorrhea | menstrual flow |
| pyosalpins | pus in fallopean tubes |
| retroversion | entire organ being turned |
| sterility | female cant become pregnant |
| vaginismus | painful spasms of vaginal muscles |
| abruptio placentae | premature seperation |
| Breech Presentation | Feet present first instead of head |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| Eclampsia | most serious toxemia during pregnancy |
| Gravida | Pregnant Women |
| Parturition | process of giving birth |
| pelvimetry | measurement of pelvic dimensions |
| placenta previa | placenta ruptures prematuraly |
| puerperium | 42 days after birth |
| amniocentesis | remove amniotic fluid |
| Chorionic Villus Sampling | sampling placenta tissues for genetic defects |
| Papanicolaou (Pap) Test | test for abnormal cells within the walls of cervix |
| hysterosalpingography | radiograph of uterus and uterine tubes |
| Cerclage | surtuing the cervix to prevent it from dilating prematurely |
| Colpocleisis | surgical closure of the vaginal canal |
| Cordocentesis | Sampling fetal blood |
| Cryosurgery | freezing tissue to destroy cells |
| Dilation and surettage | widening cervial canal |
| Episiotomy | incision of hte perineum |
| hysterectomy | excision fo the uterus |
| Intrauterine Device | prevent implantation of a fertilized egg |
| lumpectomy | excision of a small breast tumor |
| Tubal Ligation | tie tubes so you cant get pregnant |
| Antifungals | treat yeast infection |
| estrogen | treat menopause |
| oral contraceptives | prevent ovulation |
| oxytocics | induce labor |
| Prostaglandins | terminate pregnacy |
| AI | Artifical insemination |
| CA | Cancer |
| DUB | Dysfunctional unterine bleeding |
| G | Gravide |
| GC | gonococcus |
| GYN | Gynecology |
| HSG | hysteroselpingography |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disprportion |
| CS | Cesarean |
| LSO | Left Salpingo Oophorectomy |
| Pap | Papanicolaou |
| TAH total | abdominal hysterectomy |
| VD | Venereal Disease |
| FECG | Fetal Electrocardiogram |
| OB | obstetrics |
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