MedicalTerminology Ch 10-review
Terms
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- amni/o
- amnion
- cervic/o
- neck, cervix
- chori/o
- chorion
- colp/o
- vagina
- culd/o
- cul-de-sac
- embry/o
- embryo
- episi/o
- vulva
- fet/o
- fetus
- gynec/o
- woman,female
- hymen/o
- hymen
- hyster/o
- uterus
- lact/o
- milk
- mamm/o
- breast
- mast/o
- breast
- men/o
- menses, menstruation
- metr/o
- uterus
- nat/o
- birth
- o/o
- egg
- omphal/o
- naval,umbillicus
- oophor/o
- ovary
- ov/o
- egg
- ovari/o
- ovary
- part/o
- childbirth
- perine/o
- perineum
- salping/o
- fallopian tubes, uterine tubes
- uter/o
- uterus
- vagin/o
- vagina
- vulv/o
- vulva
- -arche
- beginning
- -cyesis
- state of pregnancy
- -gravida
- pregnancy
- -para
- to bear
- -salpinx
- fallopian tube
- -tocia
- labor, childbirth
- hollow, pear shaped organ that contains thich muscular wall
- uterus
- when uterus is bent slightly forward
- anteflexion
- outer layer of uterus
- perimetrium
- upper portion of uterus, where fallopian tubes connect
- fundus
- body of uterus; central portion
- corpus
- lower portion of uterus;neck
- cervix
- inner layer of uterine wall containing rich blood supply
- endometrium
- fertilized egg
- ovum`
- muscular walls of uterus
- myometrium
- endometrium is sloughed off
- menstruation
- first menstrual period
- menarche
- ending of mentrual cycle
- menopause
- hormones from anterior pituitary that stimulate ovulation
- FSH, LH
- principle female hormones produced by ovaries,stimulate endometrium to prepare for a fertilized egg
- estrogen, progesterone
- finger like projection, catch ovum and direct it into fallopian tubes
- fimbriae
- thin membranous tissue that covers the external vaginal opening
- hymen
- external vaginal opening
- vaginal orifice
- female external genitalia
- vulva
- glands located on the outer side of vaginal orifice that secrete mucus for lubrication
- Bartholin's glands
- small organ containing erectile tissue covered by labia minora
- clitoris
- glands that produce milk
- lactiferous glands
- producing milk
- lactation
- ducts that carry milk to nipple
- lactiferous ducts
- pigmented area around nipple
- areola
- period of time in which baby grows and develops in motherss uterus
- pregnancy
- normal length of time for a pregnancy
- gestation
- birth occuring before 37 weeks of gestation
- premature
- what is infant referred to frome the period of time from egg implantation to end of eight week
- embryo (rapid growth, formation of major organ systems)
- what is infant referred to after embryo stage until birth
- fetus
- spongy structure that forms in the uterus next to the fetus; provides nourishment
- placenta
- another word for placenta
- afterbirth
- how is fetus attached to placenta
- umbilical cord
- two membranous sacs surroundong fetus
- amnion, chorion
- innermost sac, holding amniotic fluid
- amnion
- outer protective sac that forms part of placenta
- chorion
- actual process of expelling the fetus from the uterus through vagina
- labor
- first stage of labor
- dilation
- as cervix dilates it becomes thinner referring to
- effacement
- second stage of labor, when cervix reaches 10 cm
- expulsion
- when head of baby appears first
- crowning
- when baby's butt appears first
- breech presentation
- last stage of labor
- placenta state
- atresia
- congenital lack of normal body opening
- barrier contraception
- prevention of pregnancy using device to prevent sperm from meeting ovum
- colostrum
- thin fluid first secreted by the brest after delivery
- dysparaunia
- painful sexual intercourse
- estimated date of confinement
- estimated date of baby being born based on last menstrual period
- fraternal twins
- develop from two different ova fertilized by two different sperm
- identical twins
- develop from splitting of one fertilized ovum
- infertility
- inability to produce children
- last mentrual period (LMP)
- date when last mentrual period started
- low birth weight (LBW)
- less than 5.5 pounds
- first bowel movement of newborn, consists of mucus and bile
- meconium
- term used to describe newborn infant during the first 4 weeks of life
- neonate
- obstetrician
- physician prviding care for women during pregnancy and childbirthq
- parturition
- childbirth
- puerperium
- term used to refer to the 3 to 6 weeks period after childbirth
- abruptio placentae
- emergency condition where placenta tears away from uterine wall before 20th week of pregnancy
- candidiasis
- yeast infection
- choriocarcinoma
- rare type of cancer of uterus
- condyloma
- wart like growth on external genitailia
- cystocele
- hernia or outpouching of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina, may cause urinary frequency urgency
- eclampsia
- convulsive seizures and coma occuring in women between the 20th week of pregnancy and first week of postpartum