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Female RS 17
Med Term Female Reproductive System Ch. 17
Question | Answer |
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Amenorrhea | Lack of the monthly flow |
Endometriosis | Pathological condition in which endometrial tissue has been displaced to various sites in the abdominal or pelvic cavity |
Gynecologist | Physician who specializes in the study of the female |
Hysteroscope | Instrument used in the biopsy of uterine tissue before 12 weeks of gestation |
Hysterectomy | Surgical excision of the uterus |
Intrauterine | Pertaining to within the uterus |
Laparoscopy | Visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
Menopause | Cessation of the monthly flow |
Menorrhagia | Excessive uterine bleeding at the time of a menstrual period, either in number of days or amount of blood or both |
Mammoplasty | Surgical repair of the breast |
Mymoectomy | |
Oophorectomy | Surgical excision of an ovary |
Oligomenorrhea | Scanty monthly flow |
Salpingectomy | Surgical excision of the fallopian tube |
Uterine Fibroids | Benign fibrous tumor of the uterus made up of muscle cells and otehr tissues that grow within the wall of the uterus |