Chapter 15 Flashcards
The Female Reproductive System
cervix
full word 🟫
lower part of the uterus
cervical
full word 🟫
pertaining to the cervix
clitoris
full word 🟫
erectile organ of the vulva
estrogen
full word 🟫
generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics
fornix (fornices, pl)
full word 🟫
arch-shaped, blind-ended part of the vagina behind and around the cervix
gynecology
full word 🟫
medical specialty of diseases of the female reproductive tract
gynecologist
full word 🟫
specialist in gynecology
gynecologic
full word 🟫
pertaining to gynecology
hymen
full word 🟫
thin membrane partly occluding the vaginal orifice
labium (labia, pl)
full word 🟫
fold of the vulva
majus (majora, pl)
full word 🟫
bigger or greater
minus (minora, pl)
full word 🟫
smaller or lesser
mons pubis
full word 🟫
fleshy pad with pubic hair, overlying the pubic bone
ovary (ovaries, pl)
full word 🟫
one of the paired female reproductive glands
ovarian
full word 🟫
pertaining to the ovaries
progesterone
full word 🟫
hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy
vagina
full word 🟫
the female genital canal extending from the uterus to the vulva
vaginal
full word 🟫
pertaining to the vagina
vulva
full word 🟫
female external genitalia
vulvular
full word 🟫
pertaining to the vulva
cervic-
root 🟥
neck
log-
root 🟥
to study
ovari-
root 🟥
ovary
gest-
root 🟥
pregnancy
vagin-
root 🟥
vagina
vulv-
root 🟥
vulva
estr/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
woman
gynec/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
woman, female
-al
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-gen
suffix 🟦
to produce
-logy
suffix 🟦
study of
-logist
suffix 🟦
one who studies, specialist
-ic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-an
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-one
suffix 🟦
hormone, chemical substance
-er
suffix 🟦
agent, one who does
-ar
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
pro-
prefix 🟩
before
dyspareunia
full word 🟫
pain during sexual intercourse
tampon
full word 🟫
plug or pack in a cavity to absorb or stop bleeding
toxin
full word 🟫
poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism
toxic
full word 🟫
pertaining to a toxin
vaginosis
full word 🟫
a disease of the vagina
vaginitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the vagina
vestibulectomy
full word 🟫
surgical excision of the vulva
vulvodynia
full word 🟫
chronic vulvar pain
vulvovaginal
full word 🟫
pertaining to the vulva and vagina
vulvovaginitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the vulva and vagina
pareun-
root 🟥
lying beside, sexual intercourse
tox-
root 🟥
poison
vestibul-
root 🟥
entrance
-ia
suffix 🟦
condition
-osis
suffix 🟦
condition
-itis
suffix 🟦
inflammation
-ectomy
suffix 🟦
surgical excision
-dynia
suffix 🟦
pain
dys-
prefix 🟩
painful
fallopian tube
uterine tubes
full word 🟫
uterine tubes connected to the fundus of the uterus
menses
full word 🟫
monthly uterine bleeding
menstruation
full word 🟫
monthly uterine bleeding
menstruate
full word 🟫
act of menstruation
menstrual
full word 🟫
pertaining to menstruation
ovum (ova, pl)
full word 🟫
egg
menstru-
root 🟥
menses
-ation
suffix 🟦
process
-ate
suffix 🟦
composed of, pertaining to
corpus luteum
full word 🟫
yellow structure formed at the sire of a ruptured ovarian follicle
endometrium
full word 🟫
inner lining of the uterus
endometrial
full word 🟫
pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus
fimbria (fimbriae, pl)
full word 🟫
fringlike structure
fundus
full word 🟫
the upper, rounded top of the uterus above the openings of the fallopian tubes
involution
full word 🟫
a decrease in size
involute
full word 🟫
decrease in size
menarche
full word 🟫
first menstrual period
myometrium
full word 🟫
muscle wall of the uterus
os
full word 🟫
opening into a canal
pubarche
full word 🟫
onset development of pubic and axillary hair
thelarche
full word 🟫
onset of breast development
uterus
full word 🟫
organ in which an egg develops into a fetus
uterine
full word 🟫
pertaining to the uterus
volut-
root 🟥
shrink
men-
root 🟥
month
pub-
root 🟥
pubis
thel-
root 🟥
breast, nipple
uter-
root 🟥
uterus
metr/i-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
uterus
my/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
muscle
-um
suffix 🟦
tissue
-ion
suffix 🟦
process
-arche
suffix 🟦
beginning
-ine
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
endo-
prefix 🟩
within, inside
in-
prefix 🟩
in
amenorrhea
full word 🟫
absence or abnormal cessation of menstrual flow
dysmenorrhea
full word 🟫
painful and difficult menstruation
menopause
full word 🟫
permanent ending of menstrual periods
menopausal
full word 🟫
pertaining to the menopause
polycystic
full word 🟫
composed of many cysts
premenstrual
full word 🟫
pertaining to the time immediately before menses
primary
full word 🟫
the first disease or symptom
secondary
full word 🟫
diseases or symptoms following a primary disease ot symptom
-pause
root 🟥
cessation
cyst-
root 🟥
sac
men/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
menses
-rrhea
suffix 🟦
flow, discharge
a-
prefix 🟩
without
poly-
prefix 🟩
many
pre-
prefix 🟩
before
anteversion
full word 🟫
forward displacement or tilting of a structure
colpopexy
full word 🟫
surgical fixation of the vaginal walls
cystocele
full word 🟫
hernia of the bladder into the anterior wall of the vagina
endometriosis
full word 🟫
endometrial tissue that functions outside the uterus
fibroid
full word 🟫
uterine tumor resembling fibrous tissue
fibromyoma
full word 🟫
benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle and containing fibrous tissue
hysterectomy
full word 🟫
surgical removal of the uterus
leiomyoma
full word 🟫
benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle
menorrhagia
full word 🟫
excessive menstrual bleeding
metrorrhagia
full word 🟫
irregular uterine bleeding between menses
myoma
full word 🟫
benign tumor of muscle
myomectomy
full word 🟫
surgical removal of a myoma
pessary
full word 🟫
appliance inserted into the vagina to support the uterus
polymenorrhea
full word 🟫
more than normal frequency of menses
rectocele
full word 🟫
hernia of the rectum into the vagina
retroversion
full word 🟫
tipping backward of the uterus
salpingitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the fallopian tubes
salpingectomy
full word 🟫
surgical removal of a fallopian tube
vers-
root 🟥
turn
hyster-
root 🟥
uterus
om-
root 🟥
tumor
salping-
root 🟥
tube
colp/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
vagina
cyst/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
bladder
fibr/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
fiber
lei/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
smooth
rect/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
rectum
-pexy
suffix 🟦
surgical fixation
-cele
suffix 🟦
hernia
-oid
suffix 🟦
resembling