medical terminology chapter 15 2
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- amni/o
- the amnion (sac around fetus)
- arch/e
- first
- blast/o
- germ or bud
- cervic/o
- neck
- enbry/o
- embryo
- gyn/o
- female
- gynec/o
- female
- hyster/o
- uterus
- labi/o
- lips
- lact/o
- milk
- mamm/o
- breast
- men/o
- menses, menstruation
- metr/a, o
- uterus
- oophor/o
- ovary
- o/o
- egg
- ov/o
- egg
- salping/o
- tube
- thel/o
- nipple
- uter/o
- uterus
- vagin/o
- vagina (sheath)
- vulv/o
- vulva (covering)
- areola
- pigmented area surrounding the nipple of the breast
- Bartholin's glands
- mucus-secreting glands surrounding the vagina
- breasts
- milk-secreting organs on the chest
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cervix;
cervical (adj) - lower neck-like section of the uterus extending into the vagina
- clitoris
- erectile tissue at the anterior portion of the vulva
- corpus albicans
- retrogressed corpus luteum that is scar tissue
- corpus luteum
- yellow body formed in the ovary; the site of a ruptured ovarian follicle after ovulation
- endometrium
- mucous membrane layer of the uterine wall
- fallopian tube
- tube through which the ovum passes leading to the uterus
- fimbria
- fringe at the end of the fallopian tube
- follicle
- a spherical portion of cells that form a cavity
- fundus
- part farthest away from the opening
- Graafian follicle
- follicle in which the oocyte grows to full size
- gynecology
- the study and treatment of the female
- hymen
- membranous skin fold that may cover the external opening of the vagina
- labia majora
- outer folds of skin surrounding the vagina
- labia minora
- inner folds of skin surrounding the vagina
- lactiferous ducts
- tubular structures in the breast that carry milk to the nipples
- menarche
- onset of menses (the first menstrual period)
- mons pubis
- fatty elevation of tissue over the symphysis pubis
- myometrium
- muscular wall of the uterus
- neonate
- the period for the first month immediately after birth; the neonatologist usually specializes in the premature infant
- obstetrics
- study and treatment of pregnancy and birth
- oocyte
- immature egg cell
- oogenesis
- production of the female gametes (ova)
- ovum
- egg; the female's reproductive cell
- ovulation
- menstrual cycle step in which the ovum is released from the ovarian follicle
- perineum
- area between the vagina and the anus
- salpinx (sing)
- fallopian tube
- symphysis pubis
- joint between the pubic bones
- uterus
- muscular organ in the pelvic cavity that contains the growing fetus
- vagina
- opening to the uterus
- vestibule
- area between the clitoris and the opening of the vagina
- vulva
- female external genitalia
- amenorrhea
- absence of menses
- dysmenorrhea
- painful or difficult menstruation (period)
- hypermenorrhea
- long or excessive bleeding during period
- hypomenorrhea
- short or decreased bleeding during period
- menometrorrhagia
- irregular or excessive bleeding during, and between periods
- menorrhagia
- increased or excessive menstrual flow
- menorrhalgia
- painful menstruation
- metrorrhagia
- irregular bleeding between periods
- oligomenorrhea
- scanty menstrual flow
- agenesis
- absence of the vagina; failure of formation of the vagina
- atresia (cervical)
- absence of the cervical opening
- climacteric
- term for menopause
- cystocele
- condition involving a hernia of the bladder that pushes it into the vagina
- dyspareunia
- pain during sexual intercourse
- endometriosis
- benign condition in which there is aberrant uterine tissue growing outside the uterine wall.
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
uterus - shrinks in size because of decreased myometrium; prone to prolapse or protrusion (falls from the pelvic cavity because of relaxing of sacral ligaments and weakened musculature)
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
ovaries - atrophy of the cervical opening
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
vagina - becomes shorter and narrower; decreases in elasticity because of increased connective tissue; thinning of the walls; drier; fragile because of epithelial atrophy
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
external genitalia - deceased fat on mons pubis; decreased pubic hair; decrease in size of labia and clitoris
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fibroids
myomas - firm, mobile, nonmalignant nodules in the uterine wall
- human papillomavirus
- a sexually transmitted disease that is associated with small growths on the genitalia
- menopause
- period of time when a woman's hormones are decreasing, causing many changes
- prolapse (uterine)
- the sinking of an organ into another orifice
- puberty
- onset of changes in the body that herald the physiologic maturity of the person
- rectocele
- prolapse of the rectum through the vagina
- salpingitis
- inflammation of the fallopian tube(s)
- sexually transmitted disease (STD)
- viral or bacterial infections that are transmitted between sexual partners
- speculum (sing)
- instrument that is inserted into an orifice to provide visualization
- thelarche
- beginning of breast development
- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- procedure to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes
- bilateral tubal ligation
- procedure to cut and/or cauterize the fallopian tubes
- colposcopy
- examination of the cervix using an endoscope
- dilation and curettage (D&O)
- procedure to dilate and scrape the cervical area
- human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
- blood test to determine pregnancy, a hormone produced by the placenta
- hysterectomy
- surgical removal of the uterus
- mammogram
- radiographic study of the breast
- pap smear
- the cytologic study of a scraping of the cervix
- AB, ab
- abortion
- BTL
- bilateral tubal ligation
- BSO
- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- D&C
- dilation and curettage
- DUB
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- GC
- gonorrhea
- GYN
- gynecology
- HPV
- human papilloma virus
- HRT
- hormone replacement therapy (usually refers to replacement at menopause)
- HSG
- hysterosalpingography
- IUD
- intrauterine device
- LMP
- last menstrual period
- OB
- obstetrics
- PID
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- PMP
- previous menstrual period
- STD
- sexually transmitted disease
- TAH
- total abdominal hysterectomy
- TAH/BSO
- total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- VH
- vaginal hysterectomy