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Med Term 2
Female Reproductive System
Question | Answer |
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amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus |
colp/o | vagina |
vagin/o | vagina |
galact/o | milk |
lact/o | milk |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metri/o | uterus (womb) |
uter/o | uterus (womb) |
metr/o | uterus (womb);measure |
nat/o | birth |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tubes) |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tubes) |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-version | turning |
ante- | before, in front of |
dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
endo- | in, within |
multi- | many, much |
post- | after |
primi- | first |
AB; ab | abortion; antibodies |
AI | artificial insemination |
BSE | breast self-examination |
D&C | dilation and curettage |
DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
G | gravida (pregnant) |
GC | gonorrhea |
GYN | gynecology |
HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
HSG | hysterosalpingography |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
IUD | intrauterine device |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
LMP | last menstrual period |
LSO | left salpingo-oorphorectomy |
OCPs | oral contraceptive pills |
Pap | Papanicolaou smear |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
PMP | previous menstrual period |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
RSO | right salpingo-oophorectomy |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
VD | venereal disease |
CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
CS, C-section | cesarean section |
CVS | chorionic villus sampling |
CWP | childbirth without pain |
FECG; FEKG | fetal electrocardiogram |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
FHT | fetal heart tone |
FTND | full-term normal delivery |
IUGR | intrauterine growth rate; intrauterine growth retardation |
IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
LBW | low birth weight |
NB | newborn |
OB | obstetrics |
para 1, 2, 3 | unipara, bipara, tripara (number of viable births) |
UC | uterine contractions |