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Medi Term Mid term
Mod 1-9 (mixed) All terms & definitions_10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oophoritis | inflammation of an ovary |
| orifice | an opening |
| ovarian | pertaining to an ovary |
| ovarian carcinoma | malignant tumor of the ovary; ovarian adenocarcinoma |
| ovarian cyst | sacs of fluid within or on the ovaries |
| ovarian follicle | tiny sac in the ovary that contains an egg cell |
| ovary | one of two female reproductive organs (gonads) that produce egg cells and female hormones (estrogen or progesterone) |
| ovulation | release of an egg cell from an ovary |
| ovum | egg cell; plural is ova |
| oxytocia | rapid labor & childbirth |
| oxytocin | secretion of the pituitary gland causing contraction of uterus during labor & stimulation of milk secretion from breast |
| palpation | process of examining by using hands or fingers on outside of the body |
| Pap smear | microscopic exam of stained cells removed from vagina & cervix |
| parturition | act of giving birth |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | inflammation & infection of organs in pelvic region; including salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis & endocervicitis |
| pelvic ultrasonography | recoding images of sound waves as they bounce off the organs in pelvic region |
| pelvimetry | measurement of dimensions of female pelvis |
| perineorrhaphy | suture of perineum (following an episiotomy) |
| perineum | area between anus & vagina in females |
| pituitary gland | endocrine gland at the base of the brain |
| placenta | vascular organ that develops in uterine wall during pregnancy |
| placenta previa | placental implantation over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the uterine wall |
| preeclampsia | abnormal condition of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria & edema |
| pregnancy | condition of having a developing embryo & fetus in the body for about 40 weeks; gestation |
| prenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| primigravida | a woman during her 1st pregnancy |
| primipara | a woman who has given birth to her 1st child |
| primiparous | pertaining to a woman who has given birth to her 1st child |
| progesterone | hormone secreted by ovaries; maintains lining of uterus during pregnancy |
| pseudocyesis | falso pregnancy |
| puberty | period during which secondary sex characteristics begin to develop & ability to reproduce begins |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of opening of stomach to duodenum in a newborn |
| pyosalpinx | pus in a fallopian tube |
| respiratory distress syndrome | abnormal condition in infants when a protein (surfactant) is missing in the lung tissues; infants have difficult respiratory function; hyaline membrane disease |
| retroversion | tipping backward of an organ or a part of the body; uterus |
| salpingectomy | removal of a fallopian tube |
| salpingitis | inflammation of a fallopian tube |
| tubal ligation | typing off of the fallopian tubes to make a woman incapable of reproduction; sterilization of a female |
| uterine serosa | outermost layer surrounding uterus |
| uterus | hollow pear-shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo or fetus develop; womb |
| vagina | muscular, mucosal tube extending from uterus (cervix) to exterior of the body |
| vaginal orifice | opening of vagina to exterior of body |
| vaginitis | inflammation of vagina |
| vulva | external female genetalia; labia, clitoris & vaginal orifice |
| vulvovaginitis | inflammation of vulva & vagina |
| zygote | stage in prenatal development from fertilization & implantation to 2 weeks |
| alph-fetoprotein | AFP - high levels in amniotic fluid of fetus, or maternal serum, indicate increased risk of neurologic birth defects in the infant |
| atypical squamous cells of unknown significance | ASCUS - abnormal Pap smear but does not meet criteria for a lesion |
| ductal carcinoma in suti | DCIS - a precancerous breast lesion that indicates a higher risk for invasive ductal breast cancer |
| diethylstibestrol | DES - an estrogen compound used in treatment of menopausal problems involving estrogen deficiency; if administered during pregnancy it has been found to be related to subsequent tumors in the daughters of mother so treated (rarely in sons) |
| gonadotropin-releasing hormone | GnRH - secreted by the hypothalamus to stimulate release of FSH & LH from pituitary gland |
| Papanicolaou smear | Pap smear - test for cervical or vaginal cancer |
| sentinel lymph node biopsy | SLN biopsy or SNB - blue dye or radioisotopes (or both) identifies first lymph node draining the breast lymphatics |
| days 1-5 of menses cycle(menstrual period) | discharge of bloody fluid containing disintegrated endometrial cells, glandular secretions and blood cells |
| days 6-12 of menses cycle | after bleeding ceases, endometrium begins repair; maturing follicle in ovary releases estrogen, which aids repair; ovum grows in follicle during this period |
| days 13 & 14 of menses cycle(ovulation period) | on or about 14th day of menses cycle, follicle ruptures & egg leaves ovary, through fallopian tube |
| days 15-28 of menses cycle(fertilization) | empty follicle fills with yellow material & is now the corpus leteum (which functions as endocrine organ) secreting progesterone into blood stream; this hormone stimulates building up of uterus lining anticipating fertilization of egg & pregnancy |
| days 15-28 of menses cycle(no fertilization) | the corpus leteum will stop producing progesterone & regresses; lower levels of progesterone & estrogen responsible for depression, breast tenderness & irritability (PMS); 2 days lower hormones uterine endometrium breaks down & days 1-5 begin |
| rapid plasma reagin | RPR - test for syphilis |
| transrectal ultrasound | TRUS - test to assess the prostate gland & to guide the precise placement of a biopsy needle |
| transurethral incision of the prostate | TUIP - successful in less enlarged prostate & less invasive than TURP |
| transurethral needle ablation | TUNA - radiofrequency energy destroys prostate tissue |
| androgen | hormone that stimulates development of male secondary characteristics, such as beard growth & deepening of voice |
| anchorism | congenital absence of one or both testes |
| aspermia | failure in a male sperm cells production as well as ejaculation of semen |
| azoospermia | lack of live spermatozoa in semen |
| balanitis | inflammation of glans penis |
| bulbourethral | one of a pair of exocrine glands, located on either side of male urethra, gland just below the prostate gland; secretes fluid that is part of semen; Cowper gland |
| castration | removal of sex glands; testes |
| chancre | primary lesion of syphilis; a hard ulcer occurring at the site of entry of the bacterial infection & most frequently on external genitalia of a male or female |
| Chlamydia infection | bacterial infection causing pelvic inflammation in reproductive tract of women or men |
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lfrancois
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