Ch.13: The Female Reproductive System - Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology 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
the innermost membrane covering the fetus
-cyesis
pregnancy
chori/o
chorion/o
chorion
the outer membrane covering the fetus - connects the fetus to the wall of the uterus
toc/o
labor
fet/o
fetus
part/o
nat/o
birth
amenorrhea
a/meno/rrhea (no/menstruation/discharge)
AY-men-oh-REE-ah
no menstruation
colpostenosis
colpo/sten/osis (vagina/narrow/condition)
KOL-poh-steh-NOH-sis
narrowing in the vaginal opening
dysmenorrhea
dys/meno/rrhea (bad/menstruation/discharge)
DIS-men-oh-REE-ah
painful menstruation
dyspareunia
dys/par/eun/ia (bad/alongside/couch/condition)
dis-pah-ROO-nee-ah
painful sexual intercourse
gynesomastia
gyneco/mast/ia (woman/breast/condition)
GAI-neh-koh-MAS-tee-a
development of breast tissue in males
hysteralgia
hyster/algia (uterus/pain)
HIS-ter-AL-jah
pain in the uterus
hysterodynia
hystero/dynia (uterus/pain)
HIS-ter-oh-DAI-nee-ah
pain in the uterus
leukorrhea
leuko/rrhea (white/discharge)
LOO-koh-REE-ah
white vaginal discharge
mastalgia
mast/algia (breast/pain)
mas-TAL-jah
breast pain
mastoptosis
masto/ptosis (breast/drooping)
MAS-top-TOH-sis
downward displacement (drooping) of the breast
menorrhagia
meno/rrhagia (menstruation/excessive discharge)
MEN-oh-RAY-jah
excessive menstrual flow
menorrhalgia
meno/rr/algia (uterus/discharge/pain)
MEN-oh-RAL-jah
painful menstruation
metromenorrhagia
metro/meno/rrhagia (uterus/menstruation/excessive/discharge)
MEH-troh-MEN-oh-RAY-jah
excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals
metrorrhagia
metro/rrhagia (uterus/excessive discharge)
MEH-troh-RAY-jah
menstrual bleeding at irregular times
oligomenorrhea
oligo/meno/rrhea (few/menstruation/discharge)
AW-lih-goh-MEN-oh-REE-ah
infrequent or light menstrual periods
ovaralgia
ovar/algia (ovary/pain)
OH-var-AL-jah
pain of the ovaries
ovarialgia
ovari/algia (ovary/pain)
oh-VAR-ee-AL-jah
pain of the ovaries
perineocele
perineo/cele (perineum/hernia)
PER-ih-NEE-oh-seel
hernia in the perineal region
polymenorrhea
poly/meno/rrhea (many/menstruation/discharge)
PAW-lee-MEN-oh-REE-ah
menstrual periods occurring with greater-than-normal frequency
vaginodynia
vagino/dynia (vagina/pain)
VAJ-ih-noh-DAI-nee-ah
vaginal pain
vulvodynia
vulvo/dynia (vulva/pain)
VUL-voh-DAI-nee-ah
pain in the vulva
amniorrhea
amnio/rrhea (amnion/discharge)
AM-nee-oh-REE-ah
discharge of amniotic fluid
amniorrhexis
amnio/rrhexis (amnion/rupture)
AM-nee-oh-REK-sis
rupture of the amniotic sac
Braxton Hicks contraction
named after John Braxton Hicks, the doctor who first noted them, in 1872)
BRAKS-ton HIKS con-TRAK-shun
sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor; also known as false labor
contraction
Latin for to draw together of shorten
con-TRAK-shun
shortening or tightening of a muscle; during labor, the uterine muscles contract
amastia
a/mast/ia (no/breast/condition)
ay-MAS-tee-ah
absence of breast
cervical dysplasia
cervic/al dys/plasia (cervix/pertaining to bad/formation)
SER-vih-kal dis-PLAY-zhah
bad formation of cervical cells
colpoptosis
colpo/ptosis (vagina/drooping)
KOL-pawp-TOH-sis
downward displacement of the vagina
episiostenosis
episio/sten/osis (vulva/narrow/condition)
eh-PEE-zee-oh-stih-NOH-sis
narrowing of the vulvar opening
hematosalpinx
hemato/salpinx (blood/fallopian tube)
heh-MAT-oh-SAL-pinks
blockage in a fallopian tube caused by blood
hydrosalpinx
hydro/salpinx (water/fallopian tube)
HAI-droh-SAL-pinks
blockage in a fallopian tube caused by water (or any clear fluid)
hypermastia
hyper/mast/ia (over/breast/condition)
HAI-per-MAS-tee-ah
excessively large breasts (or abnormal number of breasts)
hypomastia
hypo/mast/ia (under/breast/condition)
HAI-poh-MAS-tee-ah
abnormally small breasts
hysteroptosis
hystero/ptosis (uterus/drooping)
HIS-ter-awp-TOH-sis
downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina
marosmastia
macros/mast/ia (big/breast/condition)
MAK-roh-MAS-tee-ah
abnormally large breasts
micromastia
micro/mast/ia (small/breast/condition)
MAI-kroh-MAS-tee-ah
abnormally small breasts
oophorocystosis
oophoro/cyst/osis (ovary/cyst/condition)
OH-aw-FOR-oh-SIS-toh-sis
ovarian cysts
pyosalpinx
pyo/salpinx (pus/fallopian tube)
PAI-oh-SAL-pinks
blockage in a fallopian tube caused by pus
uterine prolapse
uter/ine pro/lapse (uterus/pertaining to forward/fall)
YOO-ter-in PROH-laps
downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina
colposcope
colpo/scope (vagina/instrument to look)
KOL-poh-SKOHP
instrument used to examine the vagina
colposcopy
colpo/scopy (vagina/looking procedure)
kol-PAW-skoh-pee
procedure for examining the vagina
hysteroscope
hystero/scope (uterus/instrument to look)
HIS-ter-oh-SKOHP
instrument for examining the uterus
hysteroscopy
hystero/scopy (uterus/looking procedure(
HIS-ter-AW-skoh-pee
procedure for examining the uterus
pap smear
named after the inventor of the procedure, Dr. Georgios Papanicolaou
PAP SMEER
test used to detect cancer cells, most commonly in the cervix
vaginoscope
vagino/scope (vagina/instrument to look)
VAJ-ih-noh-SKOHP
instrument used to examine the vagina
edimetrium
endo/metr/ium (inside/uterus/tissue)
EN-doh-MEE-tree-um
inner layer of uterine tissue
gynecologist
gyneco/logist (woman/specialist)
GAI-neh-KAW-loh-jist
specialist in medical issues specific to women
gynecology
gyneco/logy (woman/study)
GAI-neh-KAW-loh-jee
study of medical issues specific to women
menarche
men/arche (menstruation/beginning)
MEN-ar-kee
beginning or first menstruation
myometrium
myo/metr/ium (muscle/uterus/tissue)
MAI-oh-MEE-tree-um
middle layer of uterine muscle tissue
perimetrium
peri/metr/ium (around/uterus/tissue)
PER-ee-MEE-tree-um
tissue on the outside of the uterus, the outer layer of the uterus
speculum
Latin for mirror
SPEH-kyoo-lum
device for examining a body cavitiy, most commonly the vagina
bradytocia
brady/toc/ia (slow/birth/condition)
BRAY-dih-TOH-shee-ah
slow labor
cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)
cephalo/pelv/ic disproportion (head/pelvic/pertaining to)
SEE-fah-loh-PEL-vik DIS-proh-POR-shun
condition characterized by the inability of the mother’s pelvis to allow the baby to pass through the birth canal
congenital anomaly
con/genit/al anomaly (with/birth/pertaining to irregularity)
con-JIN-ih-tal ah-NAW-moh-lee
irregular condition that is present at the time of birth
dystocia
dis/toc/ia (bad/birth/condition)
dis-TOH-shee-ah
difficult labor
eutocia
eu/toc/ia (good/birth/condition)
too-TOH-shee-ah
normal labor
gravida
gravida (heavy)
GRAH-vid-ah
another term for pregnant
hysterocele
hystero/cele (uterus/hernia)
HIS-ter-oh-SEEL
hernia of the uterus
hysterorrhexis
hystero/rrhexis (uterus/rupture)
HIS-ter-oh-REK-sis
rupture of the uterus
lactogenic
lacto/gen/ic (milk/creation/pertaining to)
LAK-toh-JIN-ik
causing the formation of milk
lactorrhea
lacto/rrhea (milk/discharge)
LAK-toh-REE-ah
discharge of milk
macrosomia
macro/som/ia (large/body/condition)
MAK-roh-SOH-mee-ah
baby with a large body
microcephalus
micro/cephalus (small/head)
MAI-kroh-SEF-ah-lus
baby with a small head
oligohydramnios
oligo/hydr/amnios (few/water/amnion)
AW-lih-goh-hai-DRAM-nee-ohs
not enough amniotic fluid
polyhydramnios
poly/hydr/amnios (many/water/amnion)
PAW-lee-hai-DRAM-nee-ohs
excessive amniotic fluid
teratogenic
terato/gen/ic (monster/creation/pertaining to)
TER-ah-toh-JIN-ik
causing the formation of birth defects
amniocentesis
amnio/centesis (amnion/puncture)
AM-ne-oh-sin-TEE-sis
surgical puncture of the amnion
amnioscope
amnio/scope (amnion/instrument to look)
AM-nee-oh-SKOHP
instrument for examining the amnion
amnioscopy
amnio/scopy (amnion/looking procedure)
AM-mee-AWS-koh-pee
procedure for examining the amnion
cardiotocograph
cardio/toco/graph (heart/birth/instrument to record)
KAR-dee-oh-TOH-koh-GRAF
instrument for recording the baby’s heart rate during contractions; also known as a fetal heart monitor
fetometry
feto/metry (fetus/measuring process)
fee-TAW-meh-tree
procedure for measuring the fetus
pelvicephalometry
pelvi/cephalo/metry (pelvis/head/measuring process)
PEL-vih-SEF-eh-LAW-meh-tree
procedure for measuring the head size of the baby and pelvis size of the mother
pelvimetry
pelvi/metry (pelvis/measuring process)
pel-VIM-eh-tree
procedure for measuring the pelvis
tocodynagraph
toco/dyna/graph (birth/power/instrument to record)
TOH-koh-DAI-nah-GRAF
instrument for recording the strength of labor contractions
tocography
toco/graphy (birth/writing procedure)
toh-KAW-grah-fee
procedure for recording the strength of labor contractions