Ch. 8 Female Reproductive Flashcards
amni/o
amnion
bartholin/o
bartholin gland
cervic/o
cervix, neck
chori/o, chorion/o
chorion
colp/o
vagina
culd/o
cul-de-sac
episi/o
vulva
galact/o
milk
gynec/o
woman, female
hyster/o
uterus, womb
lact/o
milk
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o, metri/o
uterus
my/o, myom/o
muscle, muscle tumor
nat/i
birth
obstetr/o
pregnancy and childbirth
o/o, ov/o, ovul/o
egg
oophor/o, ovari/o,
ovary
perine/o
perineum
phor/o
to bear
salping/o
fallopian tubes
uter/o
uterus
vagin/o
vagina
vulv/o
vulva
-arche
beginning
-cyesis
pregnancy
-gravida
pregnant
-parous
bearing, bringing forth
-rrhea
discharge
-salpinx
fallopian (uterine) tube
-tocia
labor, birth
-version
act of turning
dys-
painful
endo-
within
in-
in
intra-
within
multi-
many
nulli-
no, not, none
pre-
before
primi-
first
retro-
backward
Microscopic examination of stained cells removed from the vagina and cervix
Pap test (Pap smear)
Blood or urine test to detect the presence of hCG
pregnancy test
X-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection of contrast material
hysterosalpingography (HSG)
X-ray imaging of the breast
mammography
Technologies using sound waves and magnetic waves to create images of breast tissue
breast ultrasound imaging and breast MRI
Recording images of sound waves as they bounce off organs in the pelvic region
pelvic ultrasonography
Withdrawal of fluid from a cavity or sac with an instrument using suction
aspiration
Destruction of tisse by burning
cauterization
LEEP
loop electrocautery excision procedure
Visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope
colposcopy
Removal of a cone-shaped section (cone biopsy) of the cervix
conization
Use of cold temperatures to destroy tissue
cryosurgery or cryocauterization
Needle aspiration of fluid from the cul-de-sac
culdocentesis
Widening the cervix and scraping off the endometrial lining of the uterus
dilation (dilatation) and curettage
Removal of internal organs within a cavity
exenteration
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using an endoscope
laparoscopy
Blocking the fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization from occurring
tubal ligation
Needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis
amniocentesis
Termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus can exist on its own
abortion (AB)
Surgical incision of the abdominal wall and uterus to deliver a fetus
cesarean section
Sampling of placental tissues (chorionic villi) for prenatal diagnosis
chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Continuous recording of the fetal heart rate and maternal uterine contractions to assess fetal status and the progress of labor
fetal monitoring
Egg and sperm cells are combined outside the body in a laboratory dish to facilitate fertilization
in vitro fertilization
Direct injection of sperm into harvested ova
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Measurement of the dimensions of the maternal pelvis
pelvimetry
TAH-BSO
total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
