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Unit 7
health careers internship
Term | Definition |
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amni/o | amnion |
cervic/o | cervix, neck |
colp/o | vagina |
gravid/o | pregnant women |
gynec/o | woman |
hyster/o | uterus |
lapar/o | abdomen |
mamm/o | mammary glands |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menstruation |
metr/o | uterine tissues |
nat/o | birth |
o/o | egg, ovum |
oophor/o | ovary |
salping/o | uterine tube |
syphil/o | syphilis |
top/o | place |
vagin/o | vagina |
a- | without, lack of |
aniso- | unequal |
ante- | before |
bi- | two, both |
dys- | difficult, painful |
ecto- | outside of |
endo- | inner |
infra- | below, under |
iso- | same, equal |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
nulli- | none |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front of |
primi- | first |
-blast | immature, embryonic cell |
-centesis | surgical puncture for fluid removal |
-ectopic | out of place |
-graphy | process of making a picture or record |
-gravida | pregnancy |
-para | woman who carries pregnancy to viability |
-partum | delivery, childbirth |
-pexy | fixation of a prolapse |
-phobia | fear |
-ptosis | prolapse |
-scope | instrument used to look |
-scopy | process of using a scope |
-stasis | control or stopping |
Ab I, II, III, an so on | one abortion, two, three, and so on |
C-section | cesarean section delivery |
D&C | dilation & curettage |
F | female |
FTT | failure to thrive |
Grav I, II, III, | one pregnancy, two, three |
GYN | gynecology |
HPV | human papilloma virus |
HSG | hysterosalpingogram |
IUD | intrauterine device |
LAVH | lapraosopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
LMP | last menstrual period |
OB | obstetrics |
Pap | papanicolaou test (smear) |
Para I, II, III, | one live birth, two, three |
PMS | premanstrual syndrome |
preg | pregnant |
RPR | syphilis test |
SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
STI or STD | sexually transmitted infection (disease) |