Chapter 16 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Amniocentesis is a(n)
method for diagnosing birth defects
metr/o, metr/i
uterus
ovari/o
ovary
vagin/o
vagina
salping/o
tube, uterine tube, auditory (eustachian) tube
mamm/o, mast/o
breast, mammary gland
uter/o
uterus
oophor/o
ovary
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
colp/o
vagina
hyster/o
uterus
The use of artificial means to prevent conception is called?
contraception
The tissue that supplies the fetus with nutrients and oxygen during development is the?
placenta
The term used for the excision of an ovary
anovulatory
The hormone produced by the embryo early in pregnancy is?
HCG
Using a laparotomy instead of laparoscopy means using?
an abdominal incision instead of an endoscopic procedure
The procedure where the cervix is dilated to allow the uterine lining to be scraped with a curette:
D&C
Salpingoplasty is plastic repair of the?
uterine tube
The root in the word lactose refers to?
milk
The organ in which a fetus develops is called the?
uterus
The term which refers to inflammation of the uterine tube:
salpingitis
Type out the definition for the acronym D&C
Dilute and Curettage
A tubal pregnancy occurs in?
a uterine tube
The meaning of the term Parturition:
childbirth
