Ch. 15 Flashcards
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Gyn/o, gynec/o
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Woman
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Myometrium
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The muscular wall of the uterus
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Men/o , mens
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Month, menstruation
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Oo
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Ovum, egg cell
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Ov/o, ovul/o
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Ovum, egg cell
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Ovari/o
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Ovary
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Oophor/o
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Ovary
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Oophorectomy
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Excision of an ovary.
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Profuse bleeding at the time of menstruation.
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Menorrhagia
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Salping/o
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Uterine tube, tube
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Uter/o
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Uterus
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Metr/o, metr/i
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Uterus
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Hyster/o
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Uterus
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Vagin/o
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Vagina
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Colp/o
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Vagina
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Colpostenosis
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Narrowing of the vagina.
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Radiographic study of the uterine tube
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Salpingography
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Surgical fixation of the uterus
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Hysteropexy
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Vulv/o
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Vulva
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Episi/o
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Vulva
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Perine/o
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Perineum
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Clitor/o, clitorid/o
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Clitoris
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Mamm/o
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Breast, mammary gland
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Mast/o
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Breast, mammary gland
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Dilation and curettage (D&C)
Procedure in which the cervix is dilated (widened) and the uterine lining is scraped with a curette.
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Oophorectomy
Excision of an ovary
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Ductus arteriosus
A fetal blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta, thus allowing blood to bypass the lungs
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Foramen ovale
A small hole in the interatrial septum in the fetal heart that allows blood to pass directly from the right to the left side of the heart
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Gestation
The period of development from conception to birth
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Gravida
Pregnant woman
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Amnio
Amnion, amniotic sac
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Embry/o
Embryo
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Fet/o
Fetus
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Toc/o
Labor
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Nat/i
Birth
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Lact/o
Milk
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Galact/o
Milk
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Gravida
Pregnant woman
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Para
Woman who has given birth
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Dystocia
Difficult labor
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Neonate
Newborn
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Multipara
Woman who has given birth 2 or more times.
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Embryogenesis
Formation of an embryo.
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Neonatal
Pertaining to a newborn
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Rupture of the amniotic sac
Amniorrhexis
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After birth
Postnatal
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Woman who has been pregnant 2 or more times.
Multigravida
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Dry labor
Xerotocia
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Slow labor
Bradytocia
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Discharge of milk
Galactorrhea
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Cystic enlargement of a milk duct
Galactocele
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Tocolytic agent
Suppress premature labor
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Anencephaly
Congenital absence of a brain
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Atresia
Congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening.
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Eclampsia
Convulsions and coma occurring during pregnancy or after delivery and associated with the conditions of pregnancy-induced hypertension
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Preeclampsia
Hypertension during pregnancy
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Ectopic pregnancy
Development of the fertilized ovum outside the body of the uterus. Usually occurs in the uterine tube (tubal pregnancy) but may occur in other parts of the reproductive tract or abdominal cavity.
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Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)
A toxic condition of late pregnancy associated with hypertension, edema, and proteinuria that, if untreated, may lead to eclampsia. Also called preeclampsia and toxemia of pregnancy.
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Teratogen
A factor that causes development abnormalities in the fetus
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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Removal of chorionic cells through the cervix for prenatal testing. Can be done earlier in pregnancy than amniocentesis
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Dilatation and evacuation (D&E)
Widening of the cervix and removal of conception products by suction.
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Galactorrhea
Excessive secretion of milk or continue milk production after breastfeeding has ceased. Often results from excess prolactin secretion and may signal a pituitary tumor
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Oligohydramnios
A deficiency of amniotic fluid
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Obstetrics
The brach of medicine that treats women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. Usually combined with the practice of gynecology
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CVS
Chorionic villus sampling
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D&E
Dilatation and evacuation
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PKU
Phenylketonuria
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VBAC
Vaginal birth after cesarean section
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Gestation.
Period of development in the uterus
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Hirsutism
Excess hair growth
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The lining of the uterus is the myometrium
False
| Endometrium
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Colpostenosis
Narrowing of the vagina.
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Teratogenic
Causing fetal abnormalities
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Radiograph of the breast
Mammogram
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Abnormal or difficult labor
Dystocia
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Rupture of the amniotic sac
Amniorrhexis
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VBAC
Vaginal birth after cesarean section
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Hypophysis
The pituitary gland
