Chapter 13- Gynecology & Obstetrics Flashcards
internal female genitalia
ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina
ooohor/o-
ovaries
external female genitalia
mins pubis, labia majora, labia minora, ciltoris, and vaginal introitus
the most abundant and most biologically active of the female hormones
Estradiol
After 4 days of development, the zygote is known as
an embryo
after 8 weeks, it is known as
a fetus
Braxton Hicks contractions AKA
false labor
painful menstruation
dysmenorrhea
first stool
meconium
screening test used to detect abnormal cells in the cervix
Pap smear
procedure to prevent pregnancy
tubal ligation
procedure to change the size, shape, or position of the breast
mammaplasty
colp/o-
vagina
hyster/o
uterus
combining form for milk is
galact/o
the combining form for vulva
episi/o
a surgical procedure that sutures a weakness in the vaginal wall is a
colporrhaphy
eclamps/o-
seizure
combining form for uterus is
metri/o
toc/o
labor or birth
abbreviation that refers to a gene for breast cancer
BRCA
the production of colostrum and milk after childbirth is
lactation
inflammation of the breast caused by milk engorgement in the breast or infection is know as
mastitis
a medical procedure to induce labor involves inserting a hook into the cervical os to rupture the amniotic sax
true