Chapter 8 Flashcards by Meg Tagle

primip

primipara, primiparous [first birth]

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TAH-BSO

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy [remove EVERYTHING in uterus]

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D&C

dilation (dilatation) and curettage [dilate cervix and scrape uterine wall]

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multip

multipara, multiparous [many deliveries]

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AFP

alpha-fetoprotein [test on pregnant women to see abnormal neurological birth defects ex. Down’s]

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amni/o

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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cephal/o

head

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cervic/o

cervix (neck of uterus), neck

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chori/o

chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)

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chorion/o

chorion

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colp/o

vagina

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culd/o

cul-de-sac

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episi/o

vulva (external female genitalia)

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galact/o

milk

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gynec/o

woman, female

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hyster/o

uterus, womb

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lact/o

milk

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mamm/o

breast

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mast/o

breast

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men/o

menses, menstruation

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metr/o

uterus (womb), measure

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metri/o

uterus (womb)

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my/o

muscle

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myom/o

muscle tumor

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nat/i

birth

obstetr/o

pregnancy, childbirth

olig/o

scanty

o/o

egg

oophor/o

ovary

ov/o

egg

ovari/o

ovary

ovul/o

egg

perine/o

perineum

phor/o

to bear

py/o

pus

salping/o

fallopian tube

uter/o

uterus (womb)

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva (female external genitalia)

-arche

beginning

-cyesis

pregnancy

-ectomy

excision, removal, resection

-flexion

process of bending

-genesis

producing, forming

-gravida

pregnant woman

-itis

inflammation

-pareunia

sexual intercourse

-parous

to bear, bring forth

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-salpinx

fallopian tube, oviduct

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

stricture, tightening

-stomy

new opening (to form a mouth)

-tocia

labor, birth (condition of)

-tomy

process of cutting

-version

to turn

bi-

two

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

in, within

in-

in, into, not

intra-

within, into

multi-

many

nulli-

none

oxy-

rapid, sharp, acid

peri-

surrounding

pre-

before, in front of

primi-

first

pseudo-

false

retro-

behind, back, backward

uni-

one

endometrium

structure uterus within

oligomenorrhea

discharge menstruation scanty

pyosalpinx

fallopian tube pus

dyspareunia

sexual intercourse painful

endometritis

inflammation of uterus within

mennorrhagia

bursting forth (of blood) of menstruation [heavy menstrual flow]

salpinxectomy

removal of fallopian tube

mammoplasty

surgical repair of the breast

hysterotomy

process of cutting uterus

endocervitis

inflammation of the cervix within [inflammation inside the cervix]

oxytocia

labor, birth rapid

Chapter 8 Flashcards

Female Reproductive System