Medical Terms Ch 13 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina (internal) |
| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva (external) |
| perine/o | perineum (area between vagina and anus) |
| gynec/o, gyn/o | women |
| mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
| lact/o | milk |
| cervic/o | cervix (neck) |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| pelv/i | pelvic |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| men/o | menstruation |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| obstetrics | care of pregnant female |
| amni/o | amnion |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| chori/o, chorion/o | chorion |
| toc/o | labor |
| fet/o | fetus |
| part/o, nat/o | birth |
| dyspareunia | pain during sexual intercourse |
| gonorrhea | abnormal discharge |
| amniorrhea | water break |
| oligo- | small |
| menorrhagia | excessive menstrual flow |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| leukorrhea | white vaginal discharge (usually associated with infection) |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of amniotic sac |
| Braxton Hicks contractions | false labor, uterine contraction while not in labor |
| Pap smear | collection of cells from cervix |
| wet mount | sample of vaginal discharge |
| amniocentesis | lab test to evaluate amniotic fluid in pregnant patients |
| colpoptosis | downward displacement of vagina |
| -ptosis | downward displacement |
| menarche | beginning of first menstruation |
| gravida | another term for pregnant |
| cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) | inability of mother's pelvis to allow baby to pass through birth canal |
| congenital anomaly | irregular condition present at birth |
| macrosomia | baby with large body |
| teratogenic | causing formation of birth defects |
| microcephalus | baby with small head |
| gestation | process of carrying a child from conception to birth |
| neonatology | study of the care of newborns |
| dermoid cyst, teratoma | ovarian cyst containing skin and sometimes hair, teeth, bone, or cartilage |
| endometriosis | condition of endometrial tissue outside of uterus |
| vesicovaginal fistula | abnormal opening between urinary bladder and vagina |
| menopause | cessation of menstruation |
| placenta previa | placenta attached to uterus near cervix |
| abruptio placentae | separation of placenta from wall of uterus |
| eclampsia | severe. life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures |
| preeclampsia | high blood pressure and high protein in the urine |
| hyperemesis gravidarum | pregnancy related vomiting |
| oxytocin | accelerates labor |
| tocolytic | stops or delays premature labor |
| CIPP | chronic idiopathic pelvic pain |
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