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Chap 8 Textbook Notes Flashcards

1
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amni/o

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amnion

amniocentesis
amniotic fluid

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bartholin/o

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Bartholin gland

bartholinitis

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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, vagin/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, vulv/o

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vulva

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galact/o, lact/o

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milk

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hyster/o, metr/o, metri/o, uter/o

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uterus, womb

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast

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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, ov/o, ovul/o

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egg

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oophor/o, ovari/o

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ovary

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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

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fallopian tubes

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21
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-arche

A

beginning

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22
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-cyesis

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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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25
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-rrhea

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discharge

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-salpinx

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fallopian (uterine) 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-, intra-

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within

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in-

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in

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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no, not, none

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pre-

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before

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primi-

A

first

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retro-

A

backward

37
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human papillomavirus (HPV)

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  • genital warts

- types 16 and 18 cause cancer

38
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dysplasia

A

abnormal cell growth

39
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carcinoma in situ (CIS)

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localized form of cancer

local resection - conization

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cervicitis

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inflammation of the cervix

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cryocauterization

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destroying by freezing

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endometrial cancer

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malignant tumor of the uterine lining (adenocarcinoma)

43
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curettage

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scraping the inner lining of the uterus

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endometriosis

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endometrial tissue located outside the uterus

45
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fibroids (leiomyomata or leiomyomas)

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benign tumors in the uterus

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uterine artery embolization (UAE)

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tiny pellets are injected into a uterine artery, blocking the blood supply to fibroids, causing them to shrink

47
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ovarian carcinoma

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prophylactic (preventive) oophorectomy

48
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ovarian cysts

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dermoid cysts - contain a variety of cell types (teratoma)

49
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pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

A

Inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region; salpingitis,
oophoritis, endometritis, endocervicitis.

50
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STIs

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  • gonorrhea (gonococcal bacteria)
  • chlamydial infection (chlamydial bacteria)
  • syphilis (spirochete bacteria)
  • genital herpes (herpes simplex virus - HSV)
  • HPV infection and genital warts (human papillomavirus)
51
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sentinel node biopsy (SNB)

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blue dye or a radioisotope is injected into the tumor site and tracks to the axillary (underarm) lymph nodes

52
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abruptio placentae

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Premature separation of the normally implanted placenta

53
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ectopic pregnancy

A

Implantation of the fertilized egg in any site other than the normal
uterine location.

54
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placenta previa

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Implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the uterus

55
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preeclampsia

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Abnormal condition associated with pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria, edema, and headache.

56
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Down syndrome

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Chromosomal abnormality (trisomy 21) results in mental retardation, retarded growth, a flat face with a short nose, low-set ears, and slanted
eyes.
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erythroblastosis fetalis

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Hemolytic disease in the newborn (HDN) caused by a blood group (Rh factor) incompatibility between the mother and the fetus.

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hyaline membrane disease

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Acute lung disease commonly seen in the premature newborn.

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hydrocephalus

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Accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain

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meconium aspiration syndrome

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Abnormal inhalation of meconium (first stool) produced by a fetus or newborn.

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pyloric stenosis

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Narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the duodenum.

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hysterosalpingography (HSG)

A

X-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection of
contrast material.

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colposcopy

A

Visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.

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conization

A

Removal of a cone-shaped section (cone biopsy) of the cervix. LEEP (loop electrocautery excision procedure), or with a carbon dioxide laser or surgical knife (scalpel).

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dilation (dilatation) and curettage (D&C)

A

Widening the cervix and scraping off the endometrial lining of the
uterus.

66
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exenteration

A

Removal of internal organs within a cavity

67
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tubal ligation

A

Blocking the fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization from occurring.

68
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chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

A

Sampling of placental tissues (chorionic villi) for prenatal diagnosis.

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