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Med Term Ch 14
Question | Answer |
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Functions of female reproductive system: | •Producing female sex hormones •Propagating life by producing oocytes (female sex cells) •Providing place for implantation and nurturing of fertilized oocyte (ovum) through embryonic and fetal stages to birth |
Womb | pear-shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo develops |
Fundus | upper portion of the uterus |
Endometrium | lining of the uterus that sheds approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant woman |
Myometrium | muscular wall of the uterus |
-arche (suffix) | beginning |
cervic/o | neck or cervix |
colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
episi/o | vulva (covering) |
mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
obstetro/o | midwife |
oo- | egg, ovary |
oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
ov/i, ov/o | egg |
salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube |
toc/o | labor or birth |
adnexa | uterine tubes and ovaries (uterine appendages) |
vaginal orifice/ introitus | opening of the vagina; also called introitus |
greater vestibular glands/ Bartholin glands | two glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete a lubricant during intercourse; also called Bartholin glands |
amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
oligomenorrhea | infrequent menstruation |
CIN | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
cervical dysplasia/ cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) | potentially cancerous abnormality of epithelial tissue of the cervix, graded according to the extent of abnormal cell formation: CIN-1: mild dysplasia CIN-2: moderate dysplasia CIN-3: severe dysplasia |
polythelia/ supernumerary nipples | presence of more than one nipple on a breast, also called supernumerary nipples |
Papanicolaou "Pap" Smear | study of cells collected from the cervix to screen for cancer and other abnormalities |
dilation and curettage (D&C) | dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium to control bleeding, to obtain tissue for biopsy, or to remove polyps or products of conception |
LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
gravida | a pregnant woman: gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies |
para | to bear |