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Chapter 14: The Reproductive System Flashcards

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cervic/o

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cervix

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colp/o

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vagina

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vagin/o

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vagina

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episi/o

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vulva

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-gravida

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pregnant (heavy)

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gynec/o

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female

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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men/o

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menstruation

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metri/o

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uterus

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metr/o

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uterus

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hyster/o

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uterus

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nulli-

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none

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para

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to bring forth

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ov/o

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ovary

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orchid/o

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testies

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orch

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testies

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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salping/o

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fallopian tube (Eustachian tube - middle ear)

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olig/o

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small or few

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colp/o

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vagina

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mast

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breast

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urologist

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specialist in the urinary system

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anorchism

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abnormal condition of being without testicles (having no testicles)

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orchidectomy

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surgical removal of the testies

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cryptoorchidism

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abnormal condition of having hidden testicles
(book definition: also known as undescended testicles-development defect in which one or both of the testicles fail to descend into their normal position in the scrotum)

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testitis

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inflammation of the testicles

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orchiditis

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inflammation of the testicles

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oligospremia

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low sperm count

-sperm count below 20 million/ml

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azoospermia

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absence of sperm in the semen “shooting blanks”

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prostatisit

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inflammation of the prostate glands

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PSA (test)

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Prostate Specific Antigen Test

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vasectomy

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surgical removal of vasa deferential

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endometrium

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inner layer of the uterus (consists of specialized epithelial mucosa that is rich in blood vessels)

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myometrium

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muscular middle layer of the uterus

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perimetrium

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“uterine serosa”

though membranous outer layer (surrounding) the uterus

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menarche

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beginning of menstrual function

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-arche

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beginning

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crypt/o

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hidden

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menopause

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normal termination of the menstrual function in a woman during middle age.
(menopause is considered to be confirmed when a woman has gone 1 year without having a period)

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-pause

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stopping

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perimenopause

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designates the transition phase between regular menstrual periods and no periods at all

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gynecologist

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GYN

MD specializing in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system

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Obstetrician

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OB

MD specializing in providing medical care to a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter

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oophoritis

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inflammation of the ovaries

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ovariorrhexis

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ruptured ovary

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pyosalpinx

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accumulation of pus in a fallopian tube

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salpingitis

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inflammation of the fallopian tubes

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endometriosis

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*leading cause of infertility
condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity

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metrorrhexis

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ruptured uterus

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cervical dysplasis

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presence of precancerous changes in the cells that make up the inner lining of the cervix. Without early detection and treatment, these cells can become malignant
-bad formation of the cervix

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colporrhexis

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ruptured vagina

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leukorrhea

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white discharge

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mastitis

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inflammation of the breast

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amenorrhea

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abnormal absence of menstrual periods for 90 days or more.

-lack of menstrual flow

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dysmenorrhea

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pain caused by uterine cramps during a menstrual period

-painful menstration

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colposcopy

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visual examination of the tissue of the cervix and vigina

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mammography

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xray study of the breast

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papanicolaou test (PAP test)

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exfoliative biopsy of the cervix.

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oophorectomy

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surgical removal of the ovary

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salpingectomy

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surgical removal of the fallopian tube

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dilation and curettage (D&C)

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surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrium of the uterus is scraped away

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hysterectomy

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surgical removal of the uterus

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salpingooophorectomy

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surgical removal of the fallopian tube and ovary

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nulligravida

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no pregnancies

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nullipara

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no births

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primigravida

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first pregnancy

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primipara

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first birth

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amniocentesis

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surgical puncture with a needle to remove a specimen of amniotic fluid

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episiotomy

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surgical incision into the vulva

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episiorrhaphy

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suturing of the vulva

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