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Medical Term Ch.14
Question | Answer |
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-arche (suffix) | beginning |
colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
episi/o | vulva (covering) |
gynec/o | woman |
hyster/o | uterus |
men/o | menstruation, menses |
obstetro/o | midwife |
oophor/o | ovary |
ov/i | egg |
salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube; also, Eustachian tube |
toc/o | labor or birth |
fundus | upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes |
endometrium | lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation |
myometrium | muscular wall of the uterus |
adnexa | uterine tubes and ovaries (uterine appendages) |
right uterine appendage | right uterine tube and ovary |
oocyte | female gamete (sex cells); when fertilized by a sperm, it develops into an ovum and its capable of developing into a new individual |
cervical os | opening of the cervix to the uterus |
mons pubis | rounded mound of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone |
clitoris | female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva |
hymen | fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the vagina |
vaginal orifice | opening of the vagina; also called introitus |
perineum | region between the vulva and anus |
areola | dark-pigmented area around the nipple |
embryo | the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eight week |
fetus | the developing organism from the ninth week to birth |
amniotic fluid | fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects the fetus |
amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
oligomenorrhea | infrequent menstruation |