Chapter 11: Reproductive System Acronyms and Abbreviations

Question 1

♀

Answer 1

female

Question 2

AB

Answer 2

abortion

Question 3

BSE

Answer 3

breast self-examination

Question 4

C-section

Answer 4

cesarean section

Question 5

D&C

Answer 5

dilation and curettage

Question 6

EDC

Answer 6

estimated date of confinement (due date)

Question 7

ERT, HRT

Answer 7

estrogen replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy

Question 8

FHR

Answer 8

fetal heart rate

Question 9

GYN

Answer 9

gynecology

Question 10

IUD

Answer 10

intrauterine device

Question 11

IVF

Answer 11

in vitro fertilization

Question 12

L&D

Answer 12

labor and delivery

Question 13

LMP

Answer 13

last menstrual period

Question 14

OB-GYN

Answer 14

obstetrics and gynecology

Question 15

OC

Answer 15

oral contraceptive

Question 16

Pap

Answer 16

Papanicolaou smear

Question 17

PID

Answer 17

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 18

PMS

Answer 18

premenstrual syndrome

Question 19

TAH

Answer 19

total abdominal hysterectomy

Question 20

TAH-BSO

Answer 20

total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Question 21

TSS

Answer 21

toxic shock syndrome

Question 22

♂

Answer 22

male

Question 23

BPH

Answer 23

benign prostatic hypertrophy; also called benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 24

CIRC, circum

Answer 24

circumcision

Question 25

DRE

Answer 25

digital rectal examination

Question 26

ED

Answer 26

erectile dysfunction

Question 27

PSA

Answer 27

prostate-specific antigen

Question 28

TSE

Answer 28

testicular self-examination

Question 29

TURP

Answer 29

transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 30

GC

Answer 30

gonorrhea

Question 31

GU

Answer 31

genitourinary

Question 32

HPV

Answer 32

human papilloma virus

Question 33

STD, STI

Answer 33

sexually transmitted disease, sexually transmitted infection

Question 34

Trich

Answer 34

trichomoniasis

Question 35

VD

Answer 35

venereal disease; sexually transmitted disease