Medical Terminology - Female Reproductive System

Question 1

AB - Abortion

Answer 1

termination of a pregnancy by expulsion of an embryo or fetus

Question 2

AFP - Alpha Fetoprotein

Answer 2

a protein produced by the liver and yolk sac of a fetus

Question 3

BSE - Breast Self-Exemption

Answer 3

check of your breast you do on your own to test for breast cancer

Question 4

BWS - Battered Woman Syndrome

Answer 4

signs and symptoms displayed by a woman who has suffered violence and abuse (psychological, physical, or sexual) from an intimate partner

Question 5

Cx - Cervix

Answer 5

the lower, narrow end of the uterus that connects the uterus to the vagina

Question 6

grav - Pregnancy

Answer 6

the period in which a fetus develops inside a woman’s womb or uterus

Question 7

GYN - Gynecology

Answer 7

branch of medicine that deals with functions and diseases specific to women/girls, specifically affecting the reproductive system

Question 8

NB - Newborn

Answer 8

recently or just born

Question 9

L&D - Labor & Delivery

Answer 9

the process of childbirth

Question 10

VH - Vaginal Hysterectomy

Answer 10

surgical process to remove
the uterus through the vagina