Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System Flashcards
amni/o
amnion
amniocentesis
puncture to remove fluid from amnion
bartholin/o
bartholin gland
bartholinitis
inflammation of the bartholin gland
cervic/o
cervix, neck
colp/o
vagina
endocervicitis
inflammation within the cervix
colposcopy
process to visually examine the vagina
culd/o
cul-de-sac
culdocentesis
puncture to remove fluid from cul de sac
episi/o
vulva
episiotomy
incision into the vulva
galact/o
milk
galactorrhea
abnormal discharge of milk
gynec/o
woman, female
gynecomastia
enlargement of breasts in male
hyster/o
uterus, womb
hysterectomy
removal of uterus
hysteroscopy
process of visually examine the uterus
lact/o
milk
lactation
normal secretion of milk
mamm/o
mast/o
breast
inframammary
pertaining to below the breast
mammoplasty
surgical repair of the breast
mastitis
inflammation of the breast
mastectomy
removal of the breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
menorrhagia
heavy menstrual flow
amenorrhea
no menses discharge
dysmenorrhea
painful menstrual flow
oligomenorrhea
scanty menstrual flow
nat/i
birth
neonatal
pertaining to new birth
obstetr/o
pregnancy and childbirth
obstetrics
pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth
o/o
egg
oogenesis
producing egg
oophor/o
ovary
oophorectomy
removal of ovary