Ch. 13 Female Reproductive System Flashcards
colp/o
vagin/o
vagina
episi/o
vulv/o
vulva
perine/o
perineum
gynec/o
gyn/o
woman
mast/o
mamm/o
breast
lact/o
milk
cervic/o
cervix
hyster/o
metr/o
uter/o
uterus
pelv/i
pelvis
oophor/o
ovari/o
ovary
men/o
menstruation
salping/o
fallopian tube
amni/o
amnion
-cyesis
pregnancy
chori/o
chorion/o
chorion
toc/o
labor
fet/o
fetus
part/o
nat/o
birth
amenorrhea
no menstruation
a/meno/rrhea (no/menstruation/discharge)
colpostenosis
narrowing in the vaginal opening
colpo/sten/osis (vagina/narrow/condition)
dysmenorrhea
painful menstruation
dys/meno/rrhea (bad/menstruation/discharge)
dyspareunia
painful sexual intercourse
dys/par/eun/ia (bad/alongside/couch/condition)
gynecomastia
development of a breast tissue in males
gyneco/mast/ia (woman/breast/condition)
hysteralgia
pain in the uterus
hyster/algia (uterus/pain)
hysterodynia
pain in the uterus
hysteron/dynia (uterus/pain)
leukorrhea
white vaginal discharge
leuko/rrhea (white/discharge)
mastalgia
breast pain
mast/algia (breast/pain)
mastoptosis
downward displacement (drooping) of the breast
menorrhagia
excessive menstrual flow
meno/rrhagia (menstruation/excessive discharge)
menorrhalgia
painful menstruation
meno/rrh/algia (uterus/discharge/pain)
metromenorrhagia
excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals
metro/meno/rrhagia (uterus/menstruation/excessive discharge)
metrorrhagia
menstrual bleeding at irregular times (uterus/excessive/discharge)
oligomenorrhea
infrequent or light menstrual periods
oligo/meno/rrhea (few/ menstruation/discharge)
ovaralgia
pain in the ovaries
ovar/algia (ovary/pain)
ovarialgia
pain in the ovaries
perineocele
hernia in the perineal region
perineo/cele (perineum/ pouch-tumor-hernia)
polymenorrhea
menstrual periods occurring with greater than-normal frequency
poly/meno/rrhea (many/menstruation/discharge)
vaginodynia
vaginal pain
vagino/dynia (vagina/pain)
vulvodynia
pain in the vulva
vulvo/dynia (vulva/pain)
amniorrhea
discharge of amniotic fluid
amnio/rrhea (amnion/discharge)
amniorrhexis
rupture of the amniotic sac
amnio/rrhexis (amnion/rupture)
Braxton hicks contraction
sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor; also known as false labor
*named after John Braxton Hicks, the dr who first noted them in 1872
contraction
shortening or tightening of a muscle; during labor, the uterine muscles contract
Latin: “to draw together” or “shorten”
amastia
absence of breast
a/mast/ia (no/breast/condition)
cervical dysplasia
bad formation of cervical cells
cervic/al dys/plasia (cervix/pertaining to/bad/formation)
colpoptosis
downward displacement of the vagina
colpo/ptosis (vagina/drooping condition)
episiostenosis
narrowing of the vulvar opening
episio/sten/osis (vulva/narrow/condition)
hematosalpinx
blockage in a fallopian tube caused by blood
hemato/salpinx (blood/fallopian tube)
hydrosalpinx
blockage in a fallopian tube caused by water (or any clear fluid)
hydro/salpinx (water/fallopian tube)
hypermastia
excessively large breasts
hyper/mast/ia (over/breast/condition)
hypomastia
abnormally small breasts
hypo/mast/ia (under/breast/condition)
hysteroptosis
downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina
hystero/ptosis (uterus/drooping condition)
macromastia
abnormally large breasts
macro/mast/ia
micromastia
abnormally small breasts
micro/mast/ia
oophorocystosis
ovarian cysts
oophoro/cyst/condition (ovary/cyst/condition)
pyosalpinx
blockage in a fallopian tube caused by pus
pyo/salpinx (pus/fallopian tube)
uterine prolapse
downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina
uter/ine pro/lapse (uterus/pertaining to/forward/fall)
colposcope
instrument used to examine the vagina
colpo/scope
colposcopy
procedure for examining the vagina
colpo/scopy
hysteroscope
instrument for examining the uterus
hystero/scope
hysteroscopy
procedure for examining the uterus
hystero/scopy (uterus/looking procedure)
Pap smear
test used to detect cancer cells, most commonly in the cervix
vaginoscope
instrument used to examine the vagina
endometrium
inner layer of uterine tissue
endo/metr/ium (inside/uterus/tissue)
gynecologist
specialist in medical issues specific to women
gyneco/logist (woman/specialist)
gynecology
study of medical issues specific to women
gynec/ology (woman/study)
menarche
beginning or first menstruation
men/arche (menstruation/beginning)
myometrium
middle layer of uterine muscle tissue
myo/metr/ium (muscle/uterus/tissue)
perimetrium
tissue on the outside of the uterus, the outer layer of the uterus
peri/metr/ium (around/uterus/tissue)
speculum
device for examining a body cavity, most commonly the vagina
Latin: “mirror”
bradytocia
slow labor
brady/toc/ia (slow/birth/condition)
cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)
condition characterized by the inability of the mother’s pelvis to allow the baby to pass through the birth canal
cephalo/pelv/ic (head/pelvic/pertaining to)
congenital anomaly
irregular condition that id present at the time of birth
con/genit/al anomaly (with/bith/pertaining to/irregularity)
dystocia
difficult labor
dys/toc/ia (bad/birth/condition)
eutocia
normal labor
eu/toc/ia (good/birth/condition)
gravida
another term for pregnant
“heavy”
hysterocele
hernia of the uterus
hystero/cele (uterus/pouch/tumor/hernia)
hysterorrhexis
rupture of the uterus
hystero/rrhexis (uterus/rupture)
lactogenic
causing the formation of milk
lacto/gen/ic (milk/creation/pertaining to)
lactorrhea
discharge of milk
lacto/rrhea (milk discharge)
macrosomia
baby with a large body
macro/som/ia (large/body/condition)
microcephalus
baby with a small head
micro/cephalus (small/head)
oligohydramnios
not enough amniotic fluid oligo/hydr/amnios (few/water/amnion)
polyhydramnios
excessive amniotic fluid
amniocentesis
surgical puncture of the amnion
amnio/centesis (amnion/puncture)
amnioscope
instrument for examining the amnion
amnioscopy
procedure for examining the amnion
cardiotocograph
instrument for recording the baby’s heart rate during contractions; also known as the fetal heart monitor
cardio/toco/graph (heart/birth/instrument to/record)
fetometry
procedure for measuring the fetus
pelvicephalometry
procedure for measuring the head size of the baby and the pelvis size of the mother
pelvimetry
procedure for measuring the pelvis
tocodynagraph
instrument for recording the strength of labor contractions
toco/dyna/graph (birth/power/instrument to record)
tocography
procedure for recording the strength of labor contractions
conception
the process of conceiving a child
concept/tion (conceive/process)