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Female Reproductive System Terms

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Definition
salpingo   fallopian tube  
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ante   before  
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ab   away, off  
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neo   new  
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masto   breast  
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mammo   breast  
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colpo   vagina  
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oophoro   ovary  
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congenital   present at birth  
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prenatal   before birth  
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abortion   termination of the pregnancy before the fetus can survive  
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ectopic pregnancy   fertilized egg is growing in the fallopian tube, not the uterus  
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fetus   an unborn child after the third month of pregnancy  
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oophorectomy   removal of an ovary  
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oophoritis   inflammation of an ovary  
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hysterectomy   removal of the uterus  
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Cesarean Section   incision into the uterus through the abdomen to deliver a fetus  
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dysmenorrhea   painful menstruation  
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salpingo-oophorectomy   removal of ovary and fallopian tube  
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ovarian cyst   a collection of fluid on an ovary  
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mastectomy   removal of a breast  
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mastocarcinoma   cancerous tumor of the breast  
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tubal ligation   female sterilization  
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menopause   menstrual cycle slows down and eventually stops  
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menstruation   discharge of blood from the uterus approximately every 28 days  
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Dilation and Curettage   scrape inner walls of uterus  
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mammoplasty   plastic repair of breast  
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colposcope   instrument to examine vagina  
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mammogram   x-ray of breast  
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cervical pap smear   test used to detect cervical cancer  
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endometriosis   lining of the uterus is growing outside the uterus  
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pelvic inflammatory disease   any infection of the female pelvic organs  
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neonatal   pertaining to a newborn  
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natal   pertaining to pregnancy or birth  
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