CH 23 Vocab Part2 Flashcards
Removal of the tumor and the immediate surrounding tissue
Lumpectomy
Removal of the affected breast along with the underlying pectoral muscles and axillary lymph nodes
Radical mastectomy
Sixth most common form of cancer in females; difficult to detect before it spreads
Ovarian cancer
Cancer of the uterine cervix
Cervical cancer
A change in the shape, growth, and number of cervical cells
Cervical dysplasia
Most common form of vaginitis, inflammation of the vagina
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Disease spread by sexual contact
STD
STD caused by chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia
STD caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Gonorrhea
STD caused by Treponema pallidum transmitted thru sex or blood or to fetus
Syphilis
Caused by type 2 herpes simplex virus; painful blisters on prepuce, glans, penis, vulva
Genital herpes
The absence of menstruation
Amenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Dysmenorrhea
A procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrium is scraped
Endocervical curettage
Non cancerous tumors in the myometrium of the uterus
Fibroids
Excessively prolonged or profuse menstrual period
Menorrhagia
Removal of the ovaries
Oophorectomy
Most common form of ovarian tumor; fluid filled follicle or corpus luteum persists and continues growing
Ovarian cyst
Test to detect uterine cancer
Pap smear
Term for any extensive bacterial infection of the pelvic organs
PID
Removal of a uterine tube
Salpingectomy
Secretion found chiefly around external genitals and under foreskin of males
Smegma
A supplementary procedure for evaluating breast abnormalities
Ultrasonography
