Chapter 8 Flashcards
Female Reproductive System
primip
primipara, primiparous [first birth]
TAH-BSO
total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy [remove EVERYTHING in uterus]
D&C
dilation (dilatation) and curettage [dilate cervix and scrape uterine wall]
multip
multipara, multiparous [many deliveries]
AFP
alpha-fetoprotein [test on pregnant women to see abnormal neurological birth defects ex. Down’s]
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
cervix (neck of uterus), neck
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
chorion/o
chorion
colp/o
vagina
culd/o
cul-de-sac
episi/o
vulva (external female genitalia)
galact/o
milk
gynec/o
woman, female
hyster/o
uterus, womb
lact/o
milk
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o
uterus (womb), measure
metri/o
uterus (womb)
my/o
muscle
myom/o
muscle tumor
nat/i
birth
obstetr/o
pregnancy, childbirth
olig/o
scanty
o/o
egg
oophor/o
ovary
ov/o
egg
ovari/o
ovary
ovul/o
egg
perine/o
perineum
phor/o
to bear