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CH 23 Vocab Part2 Flashcards

1
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Removal of the tumor and the immediate surrounding tissue

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Lumpectomy

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Removal of the affected breast along with the underlying pectoral muscles and axillary lymph nodes

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Radical mastectomy

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3
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Sixth most common form of cancer in females; difficult to detect before it spreads

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Ovarian cancer

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4
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Cancer of the uterine cervix

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Cervical cancer

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A change in the shape, growth, and number of cervical cells

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Cervical dysplasia

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Most common form of vaginitis, inflammation of the vagina

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Vulvovaginal candidiasis

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7
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Disease spread by sexual contact

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STD

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STD caused by chlamydia trachomatis

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Chlamydia

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STD caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Gonorrhea

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10
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STD caused by Treponema pallidum transmitted thru sex or blood or to fetus

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Syphilis

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Caused by type 2 herpes simplex virus; painful blisters on prepuce, glans, penis, vulva

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Genital herpes

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12
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The absence of menstruation

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Amenorrhea

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13
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Painful menstruation

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Dysmenorrhea

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14
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A procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrium is scraped

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Endocervical curettage

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15
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Non cancerous tumors in the myometrium of the uterus

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Fibroids

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16
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Excessively prolonged or profuse menstrual period

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Menorrhagia

17
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Removal of the ovaries

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Oophorectomy

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Most common form of ovarian tumor; fluid filled follicle or corpus luteum persists and continues growing

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Ovarian cyst

19
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Test to detect uterine cancer

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Pap smear

20
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Term for any extensive bacterial infection of the pelvic organs

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PID

21
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Removal of a uterine tube

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Salpingectomy

22
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Secretion found chiefly around external genitals and under foreskin of males

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Smegma

23
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A supplementary procedure for evaluating breast abnormalities

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Ultrasonography

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