Chapter 10: The Reproductive System

Question 1

abdomin/o

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

amni/o

Answer 2

amnion

Question 3

cervic/o

Answer 3

cervix

Question 4

chori/o

Answer 4

chorion

Question 5

colp/o

Answer 5

vagina

Question 6

cyst/o

Answer 6

urinary bladder

Question 7

culd/o

Answer 7

cul-de-sac

Question 8

dilat/o

Answer 8

to widen

Question 9

embry/o

Answer 9

embryo

Question 10

episi/o

Answer 10

vulva

Question 11

fet/o

Answer 11

fetus

Question 12

fibr/o

Answer 12

fibers

Question 13

gynec/o

Answer 13

female

Question 14

hymen/o

Answer 14

hymen

Question 15

hyster/o

Answer 15

uterus

Question 16

lact/o

Answer 16

milk

Question 17

lapar/o

Answer 17

abdomen

Question 18

later/o

Answer 18

side

Question 19

mamm/o

Answer 19

breast

Question 20

mast/o

Answer 20

breast

Question 21

men/o

Answer 21

menstruation

Question 22

metr/o

Answer 22

uterus

Question 23

nat/o

Answer 23

birth

Question 24

oophor/o

Answer 24

ovary

Question 25

ovari/o

Answer 25

ovary

Question 26

pareun/o

Answer 26

sexual intercourse

Question 27

pelv/o

Answer 27

pelvis

Question 28

perine/o

Answer 28

perineum

Question 29

radic/o

Answer 29

root

Question 30

salping/o

Answer 30

uterine tube

Question 31

son/o

Answer 31

sound

Question 32

tox/o

Answer 32

poison

Question 33

uter/o

Answer 33

uterus

Question 34

vagin/o

Answer 34

vagina

Question 35

vulv/o

Answer 35

vulva

Question 36

-cele

Answer 36

protrusion

Question 37

-centesis

Answer 37

puncture to withdraw fluid

Question 38

-cyesis

Answer 38

pregnancy

Question 39

-gravida

Answer 39

pregnant woman

Question 40

-oid

Answer 40

resembling

Question 41

-para

Answer 41

to bear

Question 42

-partum

Answer 42

childbirth

Question 43

-rrhaphy

Answer 43

suture

Question 44

-rrhexis

Answer 44

rupture

Question 45

-salpinx

Answer 45

uterine tube

Question 46

-tocia

Answer 46

labor and childbirth

Question 47

a-

Answer 47

without

Question 48

ante-

Answer 48

before

Question 49

bi-

Answer 49

two

Question 50

contra-

Answer 50

against

Question 51

dys-

Answer 51

painful

Question 52

endo-

Answer 52

inner, within

Question 53

hyper-

Answer 53

excessive

Question 54

in-

Answer 54

not

Question 55

intra-

Answer 55

within

Question 56

multi-

Answer 56

many

Question 57

neo-

Answer 57

new

Question 58

nulli-

Answer 58

none

Question 59

peri-

Answer 59

around

Question 60

post-

Answer 60

after

Question 61

pre-

Answer 61

before

Question 62

primi-

Answer 62

first

Question 63

pseudo-

Answer 63

false

Question 64

ultra-

Answer 64

beyond

Question 65

period of time before birth

Answer 65

antepartum

Question 66

thin fluid first secreted by the breast after deliver

Answer 66

colostrum

Question 67

first bowel movement of newborn

Answer 67

meconium

Question 68

woman who has been pregnant many times

Answer 68

multigravida

Question 69

woman who has given birth to live infant many times

Answer 69

multipara

Question 70

term for newborn baby

Answer 70

neonate

Question 71

woman who has not been pregnant

Answer 71

nulligravida

Question 72

woman who has not given birth to a live infant

Answer 72

nullipara

Question 73

woman who is pregnant for the first time

Answer 73

primigravida

Question 74

woman who has given birth to a live infant once

Answer 74

primipara

Question 75

condition of having no menstrual flow

Answer 75

amenorrhea

Question 76

flow of amniotic fluid when amnion ruptures

Answer 76

amniorrhea

Question 77

condition of having painful menstrual flow

Answer 77

dysmenorrhea

Question 78

condition of having painful sexual intercourse

Answer 78

dyspareunia

Question 79

difficult labor and childbirth

Answer 79

dystocia

Question 80

presence of blood in a uterine tube

Answer 80

hematosalpinx

Question 81

whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge

Answer 81

leukorrhea

Question 82

breast pain

Answer 82

mastalgia

Question 83

condition of having abnormally heavy menstrual flow during normal menstruation time

Answer 83

menorrhagia

Question 84

term used to describe uterine bleeding between menstrual periods

Answer 84

metrorrhagia

Question 85

having discharge from the uterus that is not the menstrual flow

Answer 85

metrorrhea

Question 86

condition of having light menstrual flow

Answer 86

oligomenorrhea

Question 87

inflammation of the ovary

Answer 87

oophoritis

Question 88

cancer of the ovary

Answer 88

ovarian carcinoma

Question 89

cyst that develops within the ovary; may be multiple cysts and may rupture, causing pain and bleeding

Answer 89

ovarian cyst

Question 90

presence of pus in a uterine tube

Answer 90

pyosalpinx

Question 91

inflammation of a uterine tube

Answer 91

salpingitis

Question 92

malignant growth in the cervix

Answer 92

cervical cancer

Question 93

inflammation that occurs within the cervix

Answer 93

endocervicitis

Question 94

cancer of endometrial lining of the uterus

Answer 94

endometrial cancer

Question 95

inflammation of endometrium

Answer 95

endometritis

Question 96

benign tumor or growth that contains fiberlike tissue

Answer 96

fibroid tumor

Question 97

rupture of the uterus

Answer 97

hysterorrhexis

Question 98

excessive bleeding during menstrual period and at intervals between menstrual periods

Answer 98

menometrorrhagia

Question 99

symptoms that develop just prior to onset of a menstrual period, which can include irritability, headache, tender breasts, and anxiety

Answer 99

premenstrual syndrome

Question 100

fallen uterus that can cause the cervix to protrude through the vaginal opening

Answer 100

prolapsed uterus

Question 101

yeast infection of the skin and mucous membranes that can result in white plaques on tongue and vagina

Answer 101

candidiasis

Question 102

hernia or outpouching of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina

Answer 102

cystocele

Question 103

protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina

Answer 103

rectocele

Question 104

inflammation of the vagina

Answer 104

vaginitis

Question 105

rare and sometimes fatal staphylococcus infection that generally occurs in menstruating women

Answer 105

toxic shock syndrome

Question 106

abnormal condition of endometrium tissue appearing throughout pelvis or on abdominal wall

Answer 106

endometriosis

Question 107

chronic or acute infection, usually bacterial, that has ascended through female reproductive organs and out into pelvic cavity

Answer 107

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 108

inflammation in pelvic cavity around outside of the uterus

Answer 108

perimetritis

Question 109

malignant tumor of the breast

Answer 109

breast cancer

Question 110

benign cysts forming in the breast

Answer 110

fibrocystic breast disease

Question 111

discharge of milk from the breast other than normal lactation

Answer 111

lactorrhea

Question 112

inflammation of the breast

Answer 112

mastitis

Question 113

emergency condition in which the placenta tears away from uterine wall prior to delivery of infant

Answer 113

abruptio placentae

Question 114

further worsening of preeclampsia symptoms with addition of seizures and coma

Answer 114

eclampsia

Question 115

condition developing in baby when mother’s blood type is Rh-negative and baby’s blood is Rh-positive

Answer 115

hemolytic disease of the newborn

Question 116

severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Answer 116

hyperemesis gravidarum

Question 117

inability to produce children

Answer 117

infertility

Question 118

a placenta that is implanted in lower portion of the uterus and, in turn, blocks birth canal

Answer 118

placenta previa

Question 119

metabolic disease of pregnancy

Answer 119

preeclampsia

Question 120

when the umbilical cord of baby is expelled first during delivery and is squeezed between baby’s head and vaginal wall

Answer 120

prolapsed umbilical cord

Question 121

condition in which body reacts as if there is a pregnancy, but there is no pregnancy

Answer 121

pseudocyesis

Question 122

pregnancy that occurs in the uterine tube instead of in the uterus

Answer 122

salpingocyesis

Question 123

unplanned loss of a pregnancy due to death of embryo or fetus before time it is viable

Answer 123

spontaneous abortion

Question 124

birth in which a viable-aged fetus dies shortly before or at the time of delivery

Answer 124

stillbirth

Question 125

examination of sample of cervical tissue to determine infection by virus responsible for cervical cancer

Answer 125

human papillomavirus DNA test

Question 126

test for early detection of cancer of the cervix

Answer 126

Pap smear

Question 127

chemical test that can determine pregnancy during first few weeks

Answer 127

pregnancy test

Question 128

microscopic examination of cells obtained by swabbing vaginal wall

Answer 128

vaginal smear wet mount

Question 129

taking x-ray after injecting radiopaque material into uterus and uterine tubes

Answer 129

hysterosalpingography

Question 130

x-ray record of the breast

Answer 130

mammogram

Question 131

use of high-frequency sound waves to produce image or photograph of an organ

Answer 131

pelvic ultrasonography

Question 132

puncturing of amniotic sac using needle and syringe for purpose of withdrawing amniotic fluid for testing

Answer 132

amniocentesis

Question 133

removal of a small piece of chorion for genetic analysis

Answer 133

chorionic villus sampling

Question 134

surgical delivery of baby through incision into abdominal and uterine walls

Answer 134

cesarean section

Question 135

surgical removal of a core of cervical tissue

Answer 135

conization

Question 136

surgical procedure in which opening of the cervix is dilated and the uterus is scraped or suction of its lining or tissue

Answer 136

dilation and curettage

Question 137

legal termination of a pregnancy for nonmedical reasons

Answer 137

elective abortion

Question 138

to suture the perineum

Answer 138

episiorrhaphy

Question 139

surgical incision of the perineum to facilitate delivery process

Answer 139

episiotomy

Question 140

termination of a pregnancy for health of mother or another medical reason

Answer 140

therapeutic abortion

Question 141

removal of entire uterus, cervix, both ovaries, and both uterine tubes

Answer 141

total abdominal hysterectomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Question 142

surgical tying-off of uterine tubes to prevent conception from taking place

Answer 142

tubal ligation

Question 143

removal of the uterus through the vagina rather than through abdominal incision

Answer 143

vaginal hysterectomy

Question 144

terminates a pregnancy

Answer 144

abortifacient

Question 145

triggers ovulation

Answer 145

fertility drug

Question 146

replaces hormones missing from menopause or lost ovaries, which can result in lack of estrogen production

Answer 146

hormone replacement therapy

Question 147

form of birth control that uses low doses of female hormones to prevent conception by blocking ovulation

Answer 147

oral contraceptive pills

Question 148

natural hormone that begins or improves uterine contractions during labor and delivery

Answer 148

oxytocin

Question 149

andr/o

Answer 149

male

Question 150

balan/o

Answer 150

glans penis

Question 151

crypt/o

Answer 151

hidden

Question 152

epididym/o

Answer 152

epididymis

Question 153

genit/o

Answer 153

genital

Question 154

orch/o

Answer 154

testis

Question 155

orchi/o

Answer 155

testis

Question 156

orchid/o

Answer 156

testis

Question 157

pen/o

Answer 157

penis

Question 158

prostat/o

Answer 158

prostate gland

Question 159

spermat/o

Answer 159

sperm

Question 160

testicul/o

Answer 160

testes

Question 161

varic/o

Answer 161

dilated vein

Question 162

vas/o

Answer 162

vas deferens

Question 163

vesicul/o

Answer 163

seminal vesicle

Question 164

-cide

Answer 164

to kill

Question 165

-gen

Answer 165

that which produces

Question 166

-ism

Answer 166

state of

Question 167

-spermia

Answer 167

sperm condition

Question 168

condition of having no sperm

Answer 168

aspermia

Question 169

discharge from the glans penis

Answer 169

balanorrhea

Question 170

condition of having too few sperm, making chances of fertilization very low

Answer 170

oligospermia

Question 171

term that refers to anything that destroys sperm

Answer 171

spermatolysis

Question 172

absence of tests

Answer 172

anorchism

Question 173

failure of the testes to descend into scrotal sac before birth

Answer 173

cryptorchidism

Question 174

accumulation of fluid around the tests or along the spermatic cord

Answer 174

hydrocele

Question 175

inflammation of one or both testes

Answer 175

orchitis

Question 176

inability to father children due to problem with spermatogenesis

Answer 176

sterility

Question 177

cancer of one or both testicles

Answer 177

testicular carcinoma

Question 178

twisting of the spermatic cord

Answer 178

testicular torsion

Question 179

enlargement of veins of the spermatic cord that commonly occurs on left side of adolescent males

Answer 179

varicocele

Question 180

inflammation of the epididymis

Answer 180

epididymitis

Question 181

noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland commonly seen in males over age 50

Answer 181

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 182

slow-growing cancer that affects a large number of males after age 50

Answer 182

prostate cancer

Question 183

inflammation of the prostate gland

Answer 183

prostatitis

Question 184

inflammation of the glans penis

Answer 184

balanitis

Question 185

congenital opening of the urethra on dorsal surface of the penis

Answer 185

epispadias

Question 186

inability to engage in sexual intercourse due to inability to maintain erection

Answer 186

erectile dysfunction

Question 187

congenital opening of male urethra on underside of the penis

Answer 187

hypospadias

Question 188

narrowing of foreskin over the glans penis resulting in difficulty with hygiene

Answer 188

phimosis

Question 189

persistent and painful erection due to pathological causes, not sexual arousal

Answer 189

priapism

Question 190

highly infectious nonsyphylitic venereal ulcer

Answer 190

chancroid

Question 191

bacterial infection causing genital inflammation in males and females

Answer 191

chlamydia

Question 192

spreading skin disease that can appear like a blister or vesicle on genital region of males and females

Answer 192

genital herpes

Question 193

growth of warts on genitalia of both males and females that can lead to cancer of the cervix in females

Answer 193

genital warts

Question 194

sexually transmitted bacterial infection of mucous membranes of either sex

Answer 194

gonorrhea

Question 195

sexually transmitted virus that attacks immune system

Answer 195

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 196

disease usually acquired as result of sexual intercourse

Answer 196

sexually transmitted disease

Question 197

infectious, chronic, bacterial sexually transmitted infection that can involve any organ

Answer 197

syphylis

Question 198

genitourinary infection caused by single-cell protozoan parasite that is usually without symptoms in both males and females

Answer 198

trichomoniasis

Question 199

blood test to screen for prostate cancer

Answer 199

prostate-specific antigen

Question 200

procedure used when performing fertility workup to determine if male is able to produce sperm

Answer 200

semen analysis

Question 201

manual examination for an enlarged prostate gland performed by palpating the prostate gland through wall of the rectum

Answer 201

digital rectal exam

Question 202

surgical removal of part of the prostate gland that is blocking urine flow by inserting a device through the urethra and removing prostate tissue

Answer 202

transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 203

surgical procedure to reconnect the vas deferens to reverse a vasectomy

Answer 203

vasovasostomy

Question 204

replaces male hormones to treat patients who produce insufficient hormone naturally

Answer 204

androgen therapy

Question 205

treats early cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 205

antiprostatic agents

Question 206

temporarily produce erection in patients with erectile dysfunction

Answer 206

erectile dysfunction agents

Question 207

destroys sperm

Answer 207

spermatocide