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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System Flashcards

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1
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amniotic cavity

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Amniocentesis

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Liquid produced by the fetal membranes, surrounding the fetus throughout gestation

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Amniotic fluid

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Inflammation of the inner lining of the cervix

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Endocervicitis

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Pertaining to the outermost layer of two membranes surrounding the embryo

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Chorionic

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Visual examination of the vagina

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Colposcopy

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the area between the rectum and the vagina

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Culdocentesis

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Incision of the vulva

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Episiotomy

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Abnormal, persistent discharge of milk from the breast

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Glactorrhea

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Enlargement of breasts in a male

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Gynecomastia

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Removal of the uterus

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Hysterectomy

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Visual examination of the uterus

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Hysterscopy

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Normal production of milk from the breast

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Lactation

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Pertaining to the breast

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Mammary

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14
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Surgical repair of the breast

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Mammoplasty

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15
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Inflammation of the breast

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Mastitis

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16
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Removal of the breast

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Mastectomy

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17
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Absence of menstrual flow

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Amenorrhea

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18
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Painful menstrual flow

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Dysmenorrhea

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19
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Abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods

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Menorrhagia

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Heavy bleeding between menses

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Metrorrhagia

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Excessive uterine bleeding between and during menstrual periods

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Menometrorrhagia

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Muscle layer lining the uterus

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Myometrium

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Removal of a benign muscle tumor

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Myomectomy

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Pertaining to newborn

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Neonatal

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25
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Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and child birth

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Obstetrics

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26
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Formation of egg cells

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Oogenesis

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27
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Immature egg cell

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Oocyte

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28
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Removal of an ovary

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Oophorectomy

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29
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Mature egg cell

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Ovum

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30
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Pertaining to an ovary

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Ovarian

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31
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Pertaining to no ovulation

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Anovulatory

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32
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Suture of the perineum

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Perineorrhaphy

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33
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Inflammation of an ovary

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Oophoritis

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34
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Removal of a Fallopian tube

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Salpingectomy

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35
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Falling, sagging of the uterus

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Uterine prolapse

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36
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Normal opening of the vagina to the outside of the body

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Vaginal orifice

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37
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Inflammation of the vagina

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Vaginitis

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38
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Inflammation of the vulva and the vagina

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Vulvovaginitis

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39
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Beginning of menses

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Menarche

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40
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False pregnancy

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Psudeocyesis

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41
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A woman who is going through her first pregnancy

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Primigravida

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42
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A woman who is giving birth for the first time

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Primiparous

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43
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Whites discharge from the vagina

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Leukorrhea

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44
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Menstrual discharge

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Menorrhea

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45
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Pus in a Fallopian tube

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Pyosalpinx

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46
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Difficult or abnormal labor and delivery

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Dystocia

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47
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Rapid labor and birth

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Oxytocia

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48
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The fetus is turned so the head is closer to the cervix

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Cephalic version

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49
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Painful sexual intercourse

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Dyspareunia

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50
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Inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus

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Endometritis

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51
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Pertaining to within the uterus

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Endometrium

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A woman who has had many births

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Multipara

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A woman who has had many pregnancies

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Multigravida

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A woman who has had no pregnancies

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Nulligravida

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A woman who has never given birth to a child

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Nullipara

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Pertaining to before birth

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Prenatal

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A woman going through her first pregnancy

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Primipara

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Backward tilting of the uterus

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Retroversion

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Amni/o

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Amnion

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Cervic/o

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Cervix, neck

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Chori/o, chorion/o

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Chorion

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Episi/o

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Vulva

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Galact/o

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Milk

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Gynec/o

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Woman, female

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Hyster/o

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Uterus, womb

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Lact/o

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Milk

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Mamm/o, mast/o

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Breast

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Men/o

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Menses, menstruation

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Metr/o

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Uterus

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myom/o

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Muscle tumor

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Nat/i

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Birth

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Obstetr/o

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Midwife

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O/o

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Egg

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Ov/o

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Egg

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Ovari/o

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Ovary

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Ovul/o

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Egg

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Perine/o

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Perineum

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Phor/o

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To bear

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Salping/o

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Fallopian tubes

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Uter/o

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Uterus

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Vagin/o

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Vagina

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Vulv/o

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Vulva

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-arche

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Beginning

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-cyesis, -gravida

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Pregnancy

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-parous

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To bear, bring forth

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-rrhea

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Discharge

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-salpinx

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Uterine tube

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-tocia

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Labor, birth

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-version

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Act of turning

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Dys-

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Painful

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Endo-

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Within

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In-

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In

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Intra-

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Within

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Multi-

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Many

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Nulli-

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No, not, none

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Pre-

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Before

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Primi-

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First

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Retro-

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Backward

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The ovum is the

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Female gamete

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Pregnancy

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Gestation

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Area between the uterus and the rectum

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Cul-de-sac

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Part of the vulva

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Labia majora

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Adnexa uteri

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Ovaries and Fallopian tubes

107
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Respiratory disorder in the neonate

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Hyaline membrane disease

108
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Incision of the perineum during childbirth

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Episiotomy

109
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Finger like ends of the Fallopian tubes are called

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Fimbriae

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The study and treatment of newborns is called

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Neonatology

111
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Sac containing the egg is called

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Ovarian follicle

112
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Hormone produced by an endocrine gland located below the brain

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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Removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries

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Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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Premature separation of placenta

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Abruptio placentae

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A woman who has had 3 miscarriages and 2 live births

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Grav. 5, para 2

116
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Endometrial carcinoma may be detected by

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D & C

117
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Removal of internal and reproductive organs in the region of the hip

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Pelvic exenteration

118
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Physicians effort to turn the fetus during delivery

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Cephalic version

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Gynecomastia

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Abnormal development of breast tissue in males

120
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Excessive flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual periods

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Metrorrhagia

121
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Painful labor and delivery

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Dystoica

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Menarche

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First menstrual period

123
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Leukorrhea is associated with which of the following conditions

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Cervicitis

124
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Pieces of the inner lining of the uterus are ectopic

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Endometriosis

125
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Ms. Sally Ping has vaginal discharge, pain in the LLQ and RLQ, dysmenorrhea and a gonococcal infection. A likely diagnosis is

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

Medical Terminology (21 decks)

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