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ch 8 - terms Flashcards

1
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amni/o

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amnion

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bartholin/o

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Bartholin gland

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cervic/o

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  • cervix
  • neck
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  • chori/o
  • chorion/o
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chorion

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colp/o

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vagina

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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episi/o

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vulva

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8
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galact/o

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milk

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gynec/o

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  • woman
  • female
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hyster/o

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  • uterus
  • womb
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lact/o

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milk

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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metr/o
metri/o

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uterus

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men/o

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  • menses
  • menstruation
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my/o
myom/o

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  • muscle
  • muscle tumor
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nat/i

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birth

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18
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obstetr/o

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pregnancy and childbirth

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o/o

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egg

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ov/o

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egg

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ovari/o

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ovary

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ovul/o

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egg

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perine/o

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perineum

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phor/o

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to bear

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salping/o

A

fallopian tubes

27
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uter/o

A

uterus

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vagin/o

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vagina

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vulv/o

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vulva

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-arche

A

beginning

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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

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-gravida

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pregnant

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-parous

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  • bearing
  • bringing forth
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-rrhea

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discharge

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-salpinx

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fallopian tube

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-tocia

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  • labor
  • birth
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-version

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act of turning

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dys-

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painful

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endo-

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within

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in-

A

in

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intra-

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within

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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  • no
  • not
  • anymore
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pre-

A

before

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primi-

A

first

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retro-

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backward

47
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produced by fetal membranes and the fetus

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amniotic fluid

48
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a Bartholin cyst is a fluid-filled sac caused by the blockage of a duct from the Bartholin gland

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bartholinitis

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a needle is placed through the posterior wall of the vagina and fluid is withdrawn for diagnostic purposes

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culdocentesis

50
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an incision through the skin of the perineum enlarges the vagina orifice for delivery

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episiotomy

51
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abnormal, persistent discharge of milk, commonly seen with pituitary gland tumors

A

galactorrhea

52
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enlargement of breasts in a male

A

gynecomastia

53
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removal of the uterus

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hysterectomy

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a gynecologist uses an endoscope to view the uterine cavity

A

hysteroscopy

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the normal secretion of milk

A

lactation

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infra-

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below

57
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usually caused by streptococcal or staphylococcal infection

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mastitis

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olig/o

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  • infrequent
  • scant
59
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infrequent menstrual periods or scanty menses

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oligomenorrhea

60
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immature ovum

A

oocyte

61
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mature egg cell

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ovum

62
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orifice

A

opening

63
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pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

64
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oxy-

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  • sharp
  • quick

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