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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion, fetal membrane |
| ante- | before |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| colp/o | vagina |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| culd/o | blind, pouch |
| didym/o | testes, twins, double |
| dys- | painful, bad, difficult |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| endo- | in, within, inside |
| epi- | above, upon, on |
| embry/o | fertilized, ovum, embryo |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus, unborn child |
| -gravida | pregnant women |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| -ism | condition, state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| metri/o | uterus |
| multi- | many, much |
| nat/i | birth |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| olig/o | scanty, few |
| orchid/o | testicle, testis, testes |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| par/o | to bear, bring forth, labor |
| -para | to bear, bring forth |
| part/o | to bring forth |
| paus/o | stopping |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| post- | after behind |
| primi- | first |
| pareuni/o | sexual intercourse |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| rect/o | rectum, straight |
| retro- | behind, backward, back of |
| -rrhagia | abnormal or excessive discharge |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow, discharge |
| sperm/o | sperm, seed |
| -version | to turn |
| -us | thing, pertaining to |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove amniotic fluid |
| dysmenorrhea | painful uterine cramping during menstruation |
| leukorrhea | profuse white mucous discharge from the vagina |
| mammoplasty | surgical repair or restructuring of the breast |
| oligospermia | abnormally low sperm count |
| orchiopexy | fixation in the scrotum of undescened testes |
| rectocele | when part of the rectum herniates into the vagina |
| retroversion | abnormal backward tipping of the uterus |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy, abnormal enlargement of prostate |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
| D & C | dilation and curettage; dilation of the cervix and scraping of the uterus |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis in testes |
| episiotomy | surgical incision of the perineum and vagina for childbirth |
| menometrorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menses and or between menses |
| multiparous | woman who has given birth 2 or more times |
| neonate | infant during the first 4 weeks after birth |
| nulligravida | woman who has never been pregnant |
| oligomenorrhea | markedly reduced menstrual flow or abnormally infrequent menstruation |
| postpartum | time after a women has delivered a baby |
| primigravida | woman during her first pregnancy |
| cryptorchidism | undescended testes |
| endometriosis | condition where the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus |
| fimbriae | finger-like projections that move the ova into the fallopian tubes |
| hypospadias | males: urethral opening is on the underside of the penis; females: urethral opening is in the vagina |
| impotence | inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse |
| perineum | The area between the opening of the vagina and the anus in a woman, or the area between the scrotum and the anus in a man |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory diseasae |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| amnion | innermost membrane that surrounds the embryo |
| contraception | prevention of pregnancy |
| fertilization | the act of the sperm and ova becoming one |
| lactation | process of forming and secreting milk from the breast |
| menarche | very first menstrual flow |
| parturition | act of giving birth, labor, childbirth |
| Gynecologist | physician who specializes in the female reproductive system |
| zygote | diploid cell resulting from union of egg (ova)and sperm |
| corpus luteum | glandular mass formed in the ovary after ovulation |
| priapism | a condition that causes a persistent, and often painful, penile erection |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus |