Chapter 8 terms built from word parts Flashcards
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstrual flow
Bartholin Adneitis
Inflammation of a bartholin gland
Cervicectomy
Excision of the cervix
Cervicitis
Inflammation of the cervix
Colpoperineorrhaphy
Suturing of the vagina and perineum
Colpoplasty
Surgical repair of the vagina
Colporrhaphy
Suturing of the vagina
Colposcope
Instrument used for visual examination of the vagina
Colposcopy
Visual examination of the vagina
Culdoncentesis
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from rectouterine pouch
Culdoscope
Instrument used for visual examination of rectouterine pouch
Culdoscopy
Visual examination of the rectouterine pouch.
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstrual flow
Endocervicitis
Inflammation of the inner lining of the cervix
Endometritis
Inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus
Episiorrhaphy
Suturing of the vulva
Gynecologist
Physician who studies and treats diseases of women
Gynecology
Study of women
Gynopathic
Pertaining to the disease of women
Hematosalpinx
Blood in the uterine tube
Hydrosalpinx
Water in the uterine tube
Hymenectomy
Excision of the hymen
Hysteratresia
Closure of the uterus
Hysterectomy
Excision of the uterus