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Chapter 15 Flashcards

The Female Reproductive System

1
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cervix

full word 🟫

A

lower part of the uterus

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cervical

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the cervix

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clitoris

full word 🟫

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erectile organ of the vulva

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estrogen

full word 🟫

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generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics

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fornix (fornices, pl)

full word 🟫

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arch-shaped, blind-ended part of the vagina behind and around the cervix

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gynecology

full word 🟫

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medical specialty of diseases of the female reproductive tract

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gynecologist

full word 🟫

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specialist in gynecology

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gynecologic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to gynecology

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hymen

full word 🟫

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thin membrane partly occluding the vaginal orifice

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labium (labia, pl)

full word 🟫

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fold of the vulva

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majus (majora, pl)

full word 🟫

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bigger or greater

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minus (minora, pl)

full word 🟫

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smaller or lesser

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mons pubis

full word 🟫

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fleshy pad with pubic hair, overlying the pubic bone

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ovary (ovaries, pl)

full word 🟫

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one of the paired female reproductive glands

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ovarian

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the ovaries

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progesterone

full word 🟫

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hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy

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vagina

full word 🟫

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the female genital canal extending from the uterus to the vulva

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vaginal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the vagina

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vulva

full word 🟫

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female external genitalia

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vulvular

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the vulva

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cervic-

root 🟥

A

neck

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log-

root 🟥

A

to study

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ovari-

root 🟥

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ovary

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gest-

root 🟥

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pregnancy

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vagin-

root 🟥

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vagina

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vulv-

root 🟥

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vulva

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estr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

woman

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gynec/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

woman, female

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29
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-al

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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30
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-gen

suffix 🟦

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to produce

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31
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-logy

suffix 🟦

A

study of

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-logist

suffix 🟦

A

one who studies, specialist

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-ic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-an

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-one

suffix 🟦

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hormone, chemical substance

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-er

suffix 🟦

A

agent, one who does

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-ar

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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pro-

prefix 🟩

A

before

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39
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dyspareunia

full word 🟫

A

pain during sexual intercourse

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40
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tampon

full word 🟫

A

plug or pack in a cavity to absorb or stop bleeding

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41
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toxin

full word 🟫

A

poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism

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toxic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to a toxin

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vaginosis

full word 🟫

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a disease of the vagina

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vaginitis

full word 🟫

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inflammation of the vagina

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45
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vestibulectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical excision of the vulva

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46
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vulvodynia

full word 🟫

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chronic vulvar pain

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47
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vulvovaginal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the vulva and vagina

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vulvovaginitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the vulva and vagina

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pareun-

root 🟥

A

lying beside, sexual intercourse

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tox-

root 🟥

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poison

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vestibul-

root 🟥

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entrance

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-ia

suffix 🟦

A

condition

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-osis

suffix 🟦

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condition

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54
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-itis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

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55
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-ectomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical excision

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56
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-dynia

suffix 🟦

A

pain

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57
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dys-

prefix 🟩

A

painful

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58
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fallopian tube

uterine tubes

full word 🟫

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uterine tubes connected to the fundus of the uterus

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menses

full word 🟫

A

monthly uterine bleeding

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menstruation

full word 🟫

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monthly uterine bleeding

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menstruate

full word 🟫

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act of menstruation

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menstrual

full word 🟫

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pertaining to menstruation

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ovum (ova, pl)

full word 🟫

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egg

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menstru-

root 🟥

A

menses

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-ation

suffix 🟦

A

process

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-ate

suffix 🟦

A

composed of, pertaining to

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corpus luteum

full word 🟫

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yellow structure formed at the sire of a ruptured ovarian follicle

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endometrium

full word 🟫

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inner lining of the uterus

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endometrial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus

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fimbria (fimbriae, pl)

full word 🟫

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fringlike structure

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fundus

full word 🟫

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the upper, rounded top of the uterus above the openings of the fallopian tubes

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involution

full word 🟫

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a decrease in size

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involute

full word 🟫

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decrease in size

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menarche

full word 🟫

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first menstrual period

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myometrium

full word 🟫

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muscle wall of the uterus

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os

full word 🟫

A

opening into a canal

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pubarche

full word 🟫

A

onset development of pubic and axillary hair

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thelarche

full word 🟫

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onset of breast development

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uterus

full word 🟫

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organ in which an egg develops into a fetus

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uterine

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the uterus

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volut-

root 🟥

A

shrink

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men-

root 🟥

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month

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pub-

root 🟥

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pubis

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thel-

root 🟥

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breast, nipple

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uter-

root 🟥

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uterus

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metr/i-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

uterus

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my/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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muscle

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-um

suffix 🟦

A

tissue

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-ion

suffix 🟦

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process

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90
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-arche

suffix 🟦

A

beginning

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-ine

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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92
Q

endo-

prefix 🟩

A

within, inside

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in-

prefix 🟩

A

in

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94
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amenorrhea

full word 🟫

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absence or abnormal cessation of menstrual flow

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dysmenorrhea

full word 🟫

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painful and difficult menstruation

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Q

menopause

full word 🟫

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permanent ending of menstrual periods

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menopausal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the menopause

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polycystic

full word 🟫

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composed of many cysts

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premenstrual

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the time immediately before menses

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primary

full word 🟫

A

the first disease or symptom

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secondary

full word 🟫

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diseases or symptoms following a primary disease ot symptom

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-pause

root 🟥

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cessation

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cyst-

root 🟥

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sac

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men/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

menses

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Q

-rrhea

suffix 🟦

A

flow, discharge

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106
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a-

prefix 🟩

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without

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107
Q

poly-

prefix 🟩

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many

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Q

pre-

prefix 🟩

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before

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109
Q

anteversion

full word 🟫

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forward displacement or tilting of a structure

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110
Q

colpopexy

full word 🟫

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surgical fixation of the vaginal walls

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cystocele

full word 🟫

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hernia of the bladder into the anterior wall of the vagina

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endometriosis

full word 🟫

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endometrial tissue that functions outside the uterus

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fibroid

full word 🟫

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uterine tumor resembling fibrous tissue

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fibromyoma

full word 🟫

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benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle and containing fibrous tissue

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hysterectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of the uterus

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leiomyoma

full word 🟫

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benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle

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117
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menorrhagia

full word 🟫

A

excessive menstrual bleeding

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metrorrhagia

full word 🟫

A

irregular uterine bleeding between menses

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myoma

full word 🟫

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benign tumor of muscle

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120
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myomectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of a myoma

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pessary

full word 🟫

A

appliance inserted into the vagina to support the uterus

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polymenorrhea

full word 🟫

A

more than normal frequency of menses

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rectocele

full word 🟫

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hernia of the rectum into the vagina

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124
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retroversion

full word 🟫

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tipping backward of the uterus

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125
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salpingitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the fallopian tubes

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126
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salpingectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of a fallopian tube

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127
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vers-

root 🟥

A

turn

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128
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hyster-

root 🟥

A

uterus

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129
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om-

root 🟥

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tumor

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130
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salping-

root 🟥

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tube

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colp/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

vagina

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cyst/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

bladder

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133
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fibr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

fiber

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lei/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

smooth

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rect/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

rectum

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-pexy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical fixation

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-cele

suffix 🟦

A

hernia

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-oid

suffix 🟦

A

resembling

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-oma

suffix 🟦

A

tumor, mass

140
Q

-rrhagia

suffix 🟦

A

flow, discharge

141
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ante-

prefix 🟩

142
Q

ablation

full word 🟫

A

removal of tissue to destroy its function

143
Q

conization

full word 🟫

A

surgical excision of a cone-shaped piece of tissue

144
Q

curettage

full word 🟫

A

scraping the interior of a cavity

145
Q

dysfunctional

full word 🟫

A

difficulty in performing

146
Q

dysplasia

full word 🟫

A

abnormal tissue formation

147
Q

dysplastic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or showing abnormal tissue formation

148
Q

menopause

full word 🟫

A

permanent ending of menstrual periods

149
Q

menopausal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the menopause

150
Q

Pap Test

full word 🟫

A

examination of cells taken from the cervix

151
Q

lat-

root 🟥

152
Q

coniz-

root 🟥

153
Q

curett-

root 🟥

A

to cleanse

154
Q

function-

root 🟥

A

to perform

155
Q

plas-

root 🟥

A

development, formation

156
Q

pause-

root 🟥

157
Q

men/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

158
Q

-age

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

159
Q

-tic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

160
Q

ab-

prefix 🟩

161
Q

coitus

full word 🟫

A

sexual intercourse

162
Q

postcoital

full word 🟫

A

after sexual intercourse

163
Q

contraception

full word 🟫

A

prevention of pregnancy

164
Q

contraceptive

full word 🟫

A

an agent that prevents conception

165
Q

diaphragm

full word 🟫

A

a ring and dome-shaped material inserted into the vagina to prevent pregnancy

166
Q

insemination

full word 🟫

A

introduction of semen into the vagina

167
Q

inseminate

full word 🟫

A

to introduce semen into the vagina

168
Q

in vitro fertilization (IVF)

full word 🟫

A

process of combining sperm and egg in a laboratory dish and placing resulting embryos inside the uterus

169
Q

progestin

full word 🟫

A

a synthetic form of progesterone

170
Q

coit-

root 🟥

A

sexual intercourse

171
Q

cept-

root 🟥

172
Q

fertil-

root 🟥

A

able to conceive

173
Q

gest-

root 🟥

A

produce, gestation

174
Q

-ive

suffix 🟦

A

quality of

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Q

-ization

suffix 🟦

A

process of creating

176
Q

-in

suffix 🟦

177
Q

post-

prefix 🟩

178
Q

contra-

prefix 🟩

179
Q

in-

prefix 🟩

180
Q

pro-

prefix 🟩

181
Q

blastocyst

full word 🟫

A

first two weeks of the developing embryo

182
Q

embryo

full word 🟫

A

developing organism from conception until the end of the second month

183
Q

embryonic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the embryo

184
Q

fertilize

full word 🟫

A

penetration of the oocyte by sperm

185
Q

fertilization

full word 🟫

A

union of a male sperm and a female egg

186
Q

fetus

full word 🟫

A

human organism from the end of the eighth week after conception to birth

187
Q

fetal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the fetus

188
Q

implantation

full word 🟫

A

attachment of a fertilized egg to the endometrium

189
Q

placenta

full word 🟫

A

organ that allows metaboliv exchange between the mother and the fetus

190
Q

zygote

full word 🟫

A

cells resulting from the union of the sperm and egg

191
Q

embryon-

root 🟥

192
Q

fertiliz-

root 🟥

A

to make fruitful

193
Q

fet-

root 🟥

194
Q

plant-

root 🟥

A

to plant, insert

195
Q

blast/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

germ, immature cell

196
Q

-cyst

suffix 🟦

A

cyst, bladder

197
Q

im-

prefix 🟩

198
Q

aminocentesis

full word 🟫

A

removal of amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes

199
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chorion

full word 🟫

A

the fetal membrane that forms the placenta

200
Q

chorionic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the chorion

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Q

chorionic villus

full word 🟫

A

vascular process of the embryonic chorion to form the placenta

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Q

conception

full word 🟫

A

fertilization of the egg by sperm to form a zygote

203
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chorion-

root 🟥

204
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amni/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

amnion, fetal membrane

205
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-centesis

suffix 🟦

A

to puncture

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Q

amnion

full word 🟫

A

membrane around the fetus that contains amniotic fluid

207
Q

amniotic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the amnion

208
Q

ectopic

full word 🟫

A

out of place, not in a normal position

209
Q

gestation

full word 🟫

A

from conception to birth

210
Q

gestational

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to gestation

211
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lanugo

full word 🟫

A

fine, soft hair on the fetal body

212
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oligohydramnios

full word 🟫

A

too little amniotic fluid

213
Q

polyhydramnios

full word 🟫

A

too much amniotic fluid

214
Q

preeclampsia

full word 🟫

A

hypertension, edema, and proteinuria during pregnancy

215
Q

preterm

full word 🟫

A

baby delivered before 37 weeks of gestation

216
Q

trimester

full word 🟫

A

one third of the length of a full term pregnancy

217
Q

vernix caseosa

full word 🟫

A

cheesy substance covering the skin of the fetus

218
Q

ectop-

root 🟥

A

on the outside, displaced

219
Q

gestat-

root 🟥

220
Q

hydr-

root 🟥

221
Q

amnios-

root 🟥

222
Q

eclamps-

root 🟥

A

shining forth

223
Q

term-

root 🟥

A

limit, end

224
Q

olig/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

scanty, too little

225
Q

pre-

prefix 🟩

226
Q

autolysis

full word 🟫

A

destruction of cells by enzymes within the cells

227
Q

dilation

full word 🟫

A

stretching or enlarging an opening

228
Q

effacement

full word 🟫

A

thinning of the cervix in relation to labor

229
Q

episiotomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical incision of the vulva

230
Q

gravid

full word 🟫

231
Q

gravida

full word 🟫

A

a pregnant woman

232
Q

hyperemesis

full word 🟫

A

excessive vomitting

233
Q

labor

full word 🟫

A

process of expulsion of the fetus

234
Q

lochia

full word 🟫

A

vaginal discharge following childbirth

235
Q

multipara

full word 🟫

A

woman who has given birth to two or more children

236
Q

neonate

full word 🟫

A

a newborn infant

237
Q

neonatal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the newborn infant or the newborn period

238
Q

perinatal

full word 🟫

A

around the time of birth

239
Q

postpartum

full word 🟫

A

after childbirth

240
Q

primigravida

full word 🟫

A

a woman in her first pregnancy

241
Q

primipara

full word 🟫

A

woman giving birth for the first time

242
Q

puerperium

full word 🟫

A

six-week period after birth in which the uterus involutes

243
Q

teratogen

full word 🟫

A

agent that produces fetal deformities

244
Q

teratogenic

full word 🟫

A

capable of producing fetal deformities

245
Q

teratogenesis

full word 🟫

A

process involved in producing fetal deformities

246
Q

lysis-

root 🟥

A

destruction

247
Q

dilat-

root 🟥

248
Q

efface-

root 🟥

249
Q

para-

root 🟥

A

to bring forth

250
Q

nate-

root 🟥

251
Q

nat-

root 🟥

252
Q

partum-

root 🟥

A

childbirth to bring forth

253
Q

gravida-

root 🟥

254
Q

puer-

root 🟥

255
Q

perium-

root 🟥

A

a bringing forth

256
Q

episi/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

257
Q

ne/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

258
Q

terat/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

monster, malformed fetus

259
Q

-ment

suffix 🟦

A

resulting state

260
Q

-tomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical incision

261
Q

-emesis

suffix 🟦

262
Q

-esis

suffix 🟦

263
Q

auto-

prefix 🟩

A

self, same

264
Q

hyper-

prefix 🟩

265
Q

multi-

prefix 🟩

266
Q

peri-

prefix 🟩

267
Q

primi-

prefix 🟩

268
Q

abortion

full word 🟫

A

spontaneous or induced expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the tuerus at 20 weeks or less

269
Q

breech

full word 🟫

A

buttocks first presentation of the fetus at delivery

270
Q

cesarean section

c section

full word 🟫

A

extraction of the fetus through an incision in the abdomen and uterine wall

271
Q

kernicterus

full word 🟫

A

bilirubin staining of the basal nuclei of the brain

272
Q

meconium

full word 🟫

A

the first bowel movement of the newborn

273
Q

nuchal cord

full word 🟫

A

loop(s) of umbilical cord around the fetal neck

274
Q

placenta abruptio

full word 🟫

A

the premature detachment of the placenta

275
Q

placenta previa

full word 🟫

A

condition in which the placenta is positioned between the fetus and the cervix

276
Q

postmature

full word 🟫

A

infant born after 42 weeks of gestation

277
Q

postmaturity

full word 🟫

A

condition of being postmature

278
Q

premature

full word 🟫

A

occuring before the expected time

279
Q

prematurity

full word 🟫

A

condition of being premature

280
Q

surfactant

full word 🟫

A

a protein and fat compound that creates surface tension to hold the lung aveolar walls apart

281
Q

vertex

full word 🟫

A

topmost point of the vault of the skull

282
Q

abort-

root 🟥

A

fail at onset

283
Q

kern-

root 🟥

284
Q

-icterus

root 🟥

285
Q

-via

root 🟥

286
Q

-mature

root 🟥

A

ripe, ready

287
Q

-ity

suffix 🟦

A

condition, state

288
Q

apoptosis

full word 🟫

A

programmed normal cell death

289
Q

areola

full word 🟫

A

circular reddish area surrounding the nipple

290
Q

areolar

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the areola

291
Q

colostrum

full word 🟫

A

the first breast secretion at the end of pregnancy

292
Q

involution

full word 🟫

A

decrease in size

293
Q

involute

full word 🟫

A

decrease in size

294
Q

lactation

full word 🟫

A

production of milk

295
Q

lactate

full word 🟫

A

to produce milk

296
Q

lactiferous

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or yielding milk

297
Q

mammary

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the lactating breast

298
Q

nipple

full word 🟫

A

projection from the breast into which the lactiferous ducts open

299
Q

oxytocin

full word 🟫

A

pituitary hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract

300
Q

prolactin

full word 🟫

A

pituitary hormone that stimulates the production of milk

301
Q

-ptosis

root 🟥

302
Q

areol-

root 🟥

303
Q

volut-

root 🟥

A

roll up, shrink

304
Q

lact-

root 🟥

305
Q

-ifer

root 🟥

A

to bear, carry

306
Q

mamm-

root 🟥

307
Q

oxy-

root 🟥

308
Q

toc-

root 🟥

309
Q

-ary

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

310
Q

-ous

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

311
Q

apo-

prefix 🟩

A

separation from

312
Q

antineoplastic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the prevention of the growth and spread of cancer cells

313
Q

fibroadenoma

full word 🟫

A

benign tumor containing much fibrous tissue

314
Q

fibrocystic disease

full word 🟫

A

benign breast disease with multipletiny lumps and cysts

315
Q

galactorrhea

full word 🟫

A

abnormal flow of milk from the breasts

316
Q

gene

full word 🟫

A

functional segment of DNA molecule

317
Q

genetics

full word 🟫

A

science of the inheritance of characteristics

318
Q

geneticist

full word 🟫

A

a specialist in genetics

319
Q

gynecomastia

full word 🟫

A

enlargement of the breast

320
Q

lumpectomy

full word 🟫

A

removal of a lesion with preservation of surrounding tissue

321
Q

mammogram

full word 🟫

A

the record produced by x-ray imaging of the breast

322
Q

mammography

full word 🟫

A

process of x-ray examination of the breast

323
Q

mastalgia

full word 🟫

A

pain in the breast

324
Q

mastectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical excision of the breast

325
Q

mastitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the breast

326
Q

Paget disease

full word 🟫

A

scaling, crustin lesion of the nipple, often associated with an underlying cancer of the breast

327
Q

stereotactic

full word 🟫

A

a precise three-dimensional method to locate a lesion

328
Q

plas-

root 🟥

329
Q

aden-

root 🟥

330
Q

cyst-

root 🟥

331
Q

genet-

root 🟥

332
Q

mast-

root 🟥

333
Q

lump-

root 🟥

334
Q

tact-

root 🟥

A

orderly arrangement

335
Q

ne/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

336
Q

fibr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

337
Q

glact/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

338
Q

gynec/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

339
Q

mamm/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

340
Q

stere/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

three dimensional

341
Q

-ics

suffix 🟦

342
Q

-ist

suffix 🟦

A

specialist

343
Q

-gram

suffix 🟦

344
Q

-graphy

suffix 🟦

A

process of recording

345
Q

-algia

suffix 🟦

346
Q

anti-

prefix 🟩

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