ch 8 - terms Flashcards
(64 cards)
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amni/o
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amnion
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bartholin/o
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Bartholin gland
3
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cervic/o
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- cervix
- neck
4
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- chori/o
- chorion/o
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chorion
5
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colp/o
A
vagina
6
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culd/o
A
cul-de-sac
7
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episi/o
A
vulva
8
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galact/o
A
milk
9
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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
A
milk
12
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mamm/o
A
breast
13
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mast/o
A
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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obstetr/o
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pregnancy and childbirth
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o/o
A
egg
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oophor/o
A
ovary
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ov/o
A
egg
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ovari/o
A
ovary
23
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ovul/o
A
egg
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perine/o
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perineum
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phor/o
to bear
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salping/o
fallopian tubes
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uter/o
uterus
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vagin/o
vagina
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vulv/o
vulva
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-arche
beginning
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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-gravida
pregnant
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-parous
- bearing
- bringing forth
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-rrhea
discharge
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-salpinx
fallopian tube
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-tocia
- labor
- birth
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-version
act of turning
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dys-
painful
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endo-
within
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in-
in
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intra-
within
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multi-
many
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nulli-
- no
- not
- anymore
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pre-
before
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primi-
first
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retro-
backward
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produced by fetal membranes and the fetus
amniotic fluid
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a Bartholin cyst is a fluid-filled sac caused by the blockage of a duct from the Bartholin gland
bartholinitis
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a needle is placed through the posterior wall of the vagina and fluid is withdrawn for diagnostic purposes
culdocentesis
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an incision through the skin of the perineum enlarges the vagina orifice for delivery
episiotomy
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abnormal, persistent discharge of milk, commonly seen with pituitary gland tumors
galactorrhea
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enlargement of breasts in a male
gynecomastia
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removal of the uterus
hysterectomy
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a gynecologist uses an endoscope to view the uterine cavity
hysteroscopy
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the normal secretion of milk
lactation
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infra-
below
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usually caused by streptococcal or staphylococcal infection
mastitis
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olig/o
- infrequent
- scant
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infrequent menstrual periods or scanty menses
oligomenorrhea
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immature ovum
oocyte
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mature egg cell
ovum
62
orifice
opening
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pareunia
sexual intercourse
64
oxy-
- sharp
- quick
