MDA 141 Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Nulli | Never pregnant |
Gravida | A pregnant women |
Para | Along side, near, apart |
Erythrocyte | A red blood cell |
Hematopoiesis | Blood cell production |
Leukopenia | Diminished numbers of leukocytes |
Thrombocyte | Platelets in the blood |
Hysterosalpingoophorectomy | Removal of uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries of hemo. |
Anemia | Having less than normal quantity |
Menorrhagia | Excessive bleeding during menstruation |
Angioplasty | Procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenosis or occlusions |
Enuresis | Bed wetting |
Phagocytosis | The engulfing of microorganisms or other cells and foreign particles |
Menopause | The end of menstruation |
Hemolysis | Rupture of erythrocytes with release of hemoglobin into the plasma |
Microthrombus | A small thrombus located in a capillary or other small blood vessel |
Hemoglobin | Main functional constituent of the red blood cell |
Mastitis | Inflammation of a mammary gland or udder |
Hysterectomy | Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus |
Biology | The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution,etc |
Orchiectomy | Surgical removal of one or both testes |
Vaginoplasty | Reconstruction of the vagina (surgical procedure) |
Colposcopy | Procedure to examine, magnified view of the cervix and the tissues of the vagina and vulva |
Endometriosis | A disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus (endometrium) grows outside it |
Menorrhea | Menstrual flow |
Rectocele | Herniation of the rectum into the vaginal area |
Cystocele | Herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina |
Dilation & curettage (D&C | A surgical procedure in which the cervix is expanded using a dilator and the uterine lining scraped with a curette |
Menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menses |
Metrorrhagia | irregular bleeding at times other than menses |
Polymenorrhea | abnormally frequent menses |
Postmenopausal bleeding | bleeding after menopause that is not associated with tumor, inflammation, or pregnancy |
Menarche | a girl begins menses |
Braxton- Hicks | enlargement of the uterus |
Chadwick sign | formation of a mucous |
Goodell sign | bluish violet color (increased vascularity of the cervix and vagina) |
human chronic gonadotropin (HCG) | maternal urine or blood |
Lochia rubra | blood- tinged discharge within 6 days of delivery |
Lochia serosa | thin, brownish discharge lasting about 3 to 4 days |
Lochia alba | white postpartum discharge |
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