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Female reproductive
Term | Definition |
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cervic/o | cervix |
colp/o | vagina |
episi/o | vulva |
gynec/o | woman |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o | breast |
men/o | menses |
obstetr/o | midwife |
oo- | egg;ovary |
oophor/o | ovary |
pelv/i | pelvis |
salping/o | fallopian tube |
toc/o | labor |
uterus | womb; where embryo is implanted and developed |
endometrium | lining of the uterus |
myometrium | muscular layer of uterus |
fallopian tubes | tubes connecting ovaries to uterus; carries ova to uterus |
adnexa | uterine tubes and ovary; unit |
ovary | gland located on each side of pelvic cavity that produces oocytes and female sex hormones |
oocyte | female gamete |
vagina | tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body |
vulva | external genitalia of female |
Bartholin glands | glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete lubricant during intercourse |
embryo | developing organism from fertilization to end of eight week |
amenorrhea | absence of menses |
dyspareunia | painful intercourse |
dermoid cyst | congenital tumor composed of displaced embryonic tissue |
endometriosis | migration of portions of the endometrial tissue outside uterine cavity |
fibroid | benign tumor in the uterus |
cervical neoplasia | abnormal development of cervical tissue cells |
menopause | cessation of menstrual periods caused by lack of ovarian hormones |