Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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amni/o, amniot/o
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fetal sac
2
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gravid/a
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with child
3
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gyn/o, gynec/o
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woman
4
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hyster/o
A
uterus
5
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mamm/o
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breast
6
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mast/o
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breast
7
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men/o
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menses, menstruation
8
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metr/o
A
uterus
9
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para
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bear, bring forth
10
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multi-
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many
11
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nulli-
A
none
12
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oligo-
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little, small, scanty
13
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post-
A
after
14
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pre-
A
before
15
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primi-
A
first
16
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secundi-
A
second
17
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-ary
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of or pertaining to
18
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-atrophy
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wasting, undernourished
19
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-dynia
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pain, painful
20
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-mania
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madness
21
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-pathy
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disease
22
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-phobia
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excessive fear
23
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pendolous
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drooping, hanging down
24
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-ptosis
A
drooping
25
oophor/o
ovary
26
salping/o
fallopian tube
27
hyster/o, metr/o
uterus
28
cerv/i
uterine cervix
29
vagin/o, colp/o
vagina
30
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
31
men/o
menses
32
my/o
muscle
33
cyst/o
bladder
34
urethr/o
urethra
35
climacteric
transitional period of critical change that ends in menopause or decline in sexual activity
36
conception
fertilization
37
gestation
pregnancy
38
viable fetus
a fetus sufficiently developed to sustain life outside of the uterus
39
amniotic sac, amnion
structure that envelops the fetus and contains fluid protecting the fetus
40
placenta
structure of blood vessels in which the fetus absorbs oxygen and nutrients and excretes carbon dioxide and wastes
41
parturition
labor
42
natus
birth
43
episiotomy
incision into the perineum
44
perineum
structures of the pelvic outlet and pelvic floor
45
pudenda
external female genitals
46
involution
process that returns an enlarged uterus to its normal size after the baby is born
47
puerperium
period of time after third stage of labor when involution happens (uterus returns to normal size and condition)
