Ch 7 & 8: Reproductive Systems Flashcards
Primary reproductive organs; testes in males, ovaries in females
Gonads
Inflammation of the glans penis
Balan/itis
Discharge from the glans penis
Balan/o/rrhea
non cancerous Excessive development pertaining to the prostate gland
Benign prostat/ic hyper/plasia (BPH)
A.k.a. benign prostatic hypertrophy
State of hidden testis
Crypt/orchid/ism
A.k.a. undescended testicle
Inflammation of the prostate
Prostat/itis
The inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse
Erectile dysfunction (ED)
Formally called impotence
A tightness of the prepuce
Phimosis
Incision into the testis
Orchid/o/tomy
Aka orchiotomy
Excision of a vas deferens
Vasec/tomy
Creation of artificial openings between ducts
Vas/vas/o/stomy
Surgical removal of the prepuce/foreskin
Circumcision
Physical examination in which the healthcare provider inserts a gloved finger into the rectum and palpate the prostate through the rectal wall to determine the size, shape, and consistency of the gland
Used to screen for BPH and prosthetic cancer
Digital rectal examination
DRE
Disease of the male
Andr/o/pathy
Condition of scanty sperm
Olig/o/sperm/ia
Abnormal condition of the uterine lining
Endo/metri/osis
Pus in the uterine tube
Py/o/salpinx
benign cyst’s that cause pain or tenderness in one or both breasts
Thought to be caused by monthly hormonal changes
Fibrocystic breast changes
Excision of the hymen
Hymen/ectomy
Excision of the uterus
Hyster/ectomy
Excision of the ovary
Oophor/ectomy
Excision of the uterine tube
Salping/ectomy
2 open and scrape the uterine lining
Dilation and curettage
D and C
X-Ray of the uterus and uterine tubes
Hyster/o/salping/o/gram
HSG
X-raying of the breast
Mamm/o/graphy
Beginning of (1st) menstruation
Men/arche
Inflammation of the breast
Mast/itis
Benign tumor of the uterine muscle
A.k.a. myoma of the uterus or Leiomyoma
Uterine fibroid
Suturing of the vagina
Colp/o/rrhaphy
Surgical closure of the uterine tubes for sterilization
Tubes maybe cut and tied, cut and cauterized, or closed off with a clamp
Tubal ligation
