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Ch.14 Flashcards
Femle reproductive and Obstetrics
Term | Definition |
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-arche | beginning |
episi/o | vulva |
colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
gynec/o | woman |
mamm/o | breast |
oo- | egg, ovary |
salping/o | uterine tube |
toc/o | labor or birth |
adnexa | uterine tubes and ovaries |
oocyte | female gamete |
uterus | womb; pear shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develop |
introitus, vaginal orfice | opening of the vagina |
fetus | the developing organism from the ninth week to birth |
oligo-ovulation | irregular ovulation |
retroversion | backward turn of the whole uterus |
fibroid, fibromyoma | benign tumor in the uterus composed of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue |
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) | potentially cancerous abnormality of epithelial tissue of the cervix |
oophoritis | inflammation of one of both ovaries |
urethrocele | pouching of the urethra into the vagina |
vaginosis | infection of the vagina, with little or no inflammation, characterized by a milk-like discharge and an unpleasant odor |
amastia | absence of a breast |
polythelia | presence of more than one nipple on a breast |
excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for microscopic examination |
hysteroscopy | use of a hysteroscope to examine the intrauterine cavity for assessment of abnormalities |
radiography | x-ray imaging |
Papanicolaou "Pap" Smear | study of cells collected from the cervix to screen for cancer and other abnormalities |
adhesiolysis | breaking down or severing of pelvic adhesions |
repair of a rectocele | colporrhaphy posterior repair |
total hysteretomy | removal of the uterus and the cervix |
myomectomy | excision of fibroid tumors |