Fmle Reprdctv Systm Word Scramble
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The process of miscarrying | abortion |
A lack of the monthly flow or menstruation | amenorrhea |
Surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid to determine if fetus has Down Syndrome or other forms of diseases and conditions | amniocentesis |
The time before the onset of labor | ante partum |
Inflammation of Bartholin's glands | bartholinitis |
The science of living organisms and the sum of knowledge regarding the life process | biotics |
An embryonic cell mass that attaches to the uterus wall and is a stage in development of a mammalian embryo | blastocyst |
Inflammation of the uterine cervix | cervicitis |
An instrument used to examine the vagina and cervix by means of a magnifying lens | colposcope |
Process of the union of the male's sperm and the female's ovum; fertilization | conception |
Process of the preventing conception | contraception |
Surgical puncture of the cul-de-sac for removal of fluid | culdocentesis |
A hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina | cystocele |
Use of extremely high-frequency sound waves to determine genetic defects in unborn fetus | diagnostic ultrasound |
a procedure usinf an audio transformation of high frequency sounds to monitor the fetal heartbeat | Doppler ultrasound |
Difficult or painful monthly flow | dysmenorrhea |
Difficult or painful sexual intercourse | dyspareunia |
The condition of a difficult and painful childbirth | dystocia |
A complication of severe preeclampsia that involves seizures | eclampsia |
A pregnancy that occurs when the fertilized egg is implanted in one of the fallopian tubes; also reffered to as a "tubal" pregnancy. | ectopic pregnancy |
A condition in which endometrial tissue occurs in various sites in the abdominal or pelvic cavity | endometriosis |
Incision of the perineum to prevent tearing of the perineum and to facilitate delivery | episiotomy |
The developing young in the uterus from the third month to birth | fetus |
A fibrous tissue tumor | fibroma |
A procedure that places the sperm and eggs directly in the fimbriated end of the fallopian tube via a laparoscope | gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) |
The science of biology that studies the phenomenon of heredity and the laws governing it | genetics |
The male or female reproductive organs | genitalia |
The study of the female | gynecology |
Surgical excision of the hymen | hymenectomy |
Surgical excision of the uterus | hysterectomy |
Use of extremely high-frequency sound waves to determine genetic defects in unborn fetus | diagnostic ultrasound |
a procedure usinf an audio transformation of high frequency sounds to monitor the fetal heartbeat | Doppler ultrasound |
Difficult or painful monthly flow | dysmenorrhea |
Difficult or painful sexual intercourse | dyspareunia |
The condition of a difficult and painful childbirth | dystocia |
A complication of severe preeclampsia that involves seizures | eclampsia |
A pregnancy that occurs when the fertilized egg is implanted in one of the fallopian tubes; also reffered to as a "tubal" pregnancy. | ectopic pregnancy |
A condition in which endometrial tissue occurs in various sites in the abdominal or pelvic cavity | endometriosis |
Incision of the perineum to prevent tearing of the perineum and to facilitate delivery | episiotomy |
The developing young in the uterus from the third month to birth | fetus |
A fibrous tissue tumor | fibroma |
A procedure that places the sperm and eggs directly in the fimbriated end of the fallopian tube via a laparoscope | gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) |
The science of biology that studies the phenomenon of heredity and the laws governing it | genetics |
The male or female reproductive organs | genitalia |
The study of the female | gynecology |
Surgical excision of the hymen | hymenectomy |
Surgical excision of the uterus | hysterectomy |
An instrument used in the biopsy of uterine tissue before 12 weeks of gestation | hysteroscope |
Incision into the uterus; also called a cesarean section | hysterotomy |
Pertaining to within the uterus | intrauterine |
A procedure that uses a laser to destroy the uterine lining. This procedure may be used for disabling mentrual bleeding | laser ablation |
A procedure that uses a long, telescope-like instrument equipped with a laser, lights, and a tiny video camaera. Used to treat ectopic pregnancy | laser laparoscopy |
The use of a contact Yag laser to remove a tumor from the breast. | laser lumpectomy |
Surgical removal of a tumor from the breast | lumpectomy |
Surgical repair of the breast | mammoplasty |
Surgical excision of the breast | mastectomy |
Inflammation of the breast | mastitis |
The beggining of the monthly flow; menses | menarche |
Cessation of the monthly flow; also called climacteric | menopause |
Excessive bursting forth of blood at the time of the monthly flow | menorrhagia |
A normal monthly flow | menorrhea |
Abdominal pain occurs midway between the menstrual periods at ovulation | mittelschmerz |
A woman who has borne more than one child | multipara |
Inflammation of the muscle wall of the uterus | myometritis |
Pertaining to the first 4 weeks after birth | neonatal |
A diagnostic procedure, often done in a physician's office, wherein a monitor is placed on the mother's abdomen and fetal heartbeats are recorded. | nonstress test |
A woman who has norne no offspring | nullipara |
A scanty monthly flow | ogliomenorrhea |
Formation of the ovum | oogenesis |
Surgical excision of an ovary | oophorectomy |
The process in which an ovum is discharged from the cortex of the ovary | ovulation |
A method of fertilization for women who cannot concieve children. A donor ovum is impregnated within the donor's body by artificial insemination and later transferred to the recipient female. | ovum transfer |
The act of giving; also known as childbirth or delivery | parturition |
An infection of the upper genital area | pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
Measurement of the pelvis to determine its capacity and diameter | pelvimetry |
The period of gradual changes that lead into menopause. | perimenopause |
Study of the fetus and infant from 20 to 29 weeks of gestation to 1 to 4 weeks after birth | perinatology |
Pertaining to after sexual intercourse | postcoital |
Pertaining to after childbirth | postpartum |
A complication of pregnancy characterized by increasing hypertension, proteinuria and edema | preeclampsia |
A temporary condition that occurs within a woman's body from the time of conception through the embryonic and fetal periods to birth. It lasts 280 days (40 weeks) | pregnancy |
A condition that affects certain women and may cause distressful symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, nausea,, insomnia, appetite cravings, mental confusion and depression | premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
Pertaining to before birth | prenatal |
Refers to a woman during her first pregnancy | primigravida |
A woman who is bearing her first child | primipara |
A false pregnancy | pseudocyesis |
Pertaining to the external female genitalia | pudendal |
The 4 to 6 weeks after childbirth when the female generative organs usually return to a normal state | puerperium |
The first movement of the fetus felt in the uterus, occuring during the 16th to 20th week of pregnancy | quickening |
Pertaining to the rectum and vagina | rectovaginal |
The process of being turned backward, such as the displacement of the uterus with the cervix pointed forward | retroversion |
Surgical excision of a fallopian tube | salpingectomy |
Inflammation of a fallopian tube | salpingitis |
Surgical excision of an ovary and a fallopian tube | salpingo-oophorectomy |
The afterbirth, consisting of the placenta, umbillical cord and fetal membranes | secundines |
A procedure using high-frequency sound waves to display a visual echo image of the fetus | sonogram |
A female who contracts to bear a child for another. | surrogate mother |
An in vitro fertilization technique wherby the ovum is fertilized outside the body and later implanted in the host female | "test-tube baby" |
A posionous infection that may strike young menstruating women | toxic shock syndrome |
A period of 3 months | trimester |
A benign fibrous tumor of the uterus, made up of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within the wall of the uterus | uterine fibroid |
Inflammaton of the vagina | vaginitis |
Pertaining to or resulting from sexual intercourse | venereal |
The fertilized ovum. The zygote is produced by the union of two gametes | zygote |
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