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Reproductive System
Chapter 11 Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ovum | egg |
| Spermatozoon | Sperm |
| Genitalia | Reproductive organs |
| Vagina | Birth Canal |
| Vagino | Vagina |
| Fetus | latter stages of developing young |
| metro | uterine tissue |
| ovaro | ovary |
| menopause | end of woman's reproductive period |
| cervico | cervix |
| colpo | vagina |
| genito | genital |
| gonado | genitals or reproduction |
| gyneco | female |
| hystero | uterus |
| utero | uterus |
| oophoro | ovary |
| ovaro | ovary |
| salpingo | fallopian [uterine] tube |
| vulvo | vulva |
| -cidal | killing |
| cysto | bladder |
| vesico | bladder, cyst, or sac |
| meno | month |
| recto | rectum |
| urethro | urethra |
| urino | urine |
| Pap[anicolaou] Smear | collecting material from the vagina and cervix [or any other areas of the body that shed cells] |
| amenorrhea | absence of a period when it's normally expected |
| dysmenorrhea | painful period |
| menorrhagia | excessive flow during period |
| metrorrhagia | bleeding while not on period |
| endometriosis | tissue that resembles endometrium found in abnormal locations in the pelvic cavity |
| fistula | an abnormal passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and the body surface |
| hysteroptosis | prolapse of the uterus |
| Contraception | prevention of pregnancy |
| Fertilization | union of an ovum and a sperm, resulting in an embryo |
| amnio | amnion, fetal membrane |
| feto | fetus |
| nati | birth |
| paro | to bear offspring |
| -para | a woman who has given birth |
| trimester | 3 months approximately |
| Labor | process by which a child is expelled from the uterus |
| Cesarean Section | surgical removal of the fetus from the uterus |
| mammo | breast |
| lacto | milk |
| adipose | fat |
| masto | breast |
| orchio | testes |
| orchido | testes |
| testo | testes |
| testiculo | testes |
| peno | penis |
| prostato | prostate |
| scroto | scrotum, bag |
| semino | semen |
| sero | serum |
| spermato | sperm |
| urethro | urethra |
| vaso | vessel or duct |
| myoma | a common benign fibroid tumor of the uterine muscle |
| gravida | pregnant woman |
| syphilis is caused by | spirochetes |
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