Chapter 9

Question 1

amni/o, amniot/o

Answer 1

fetal sac

Question 2

gravid/a

Answer 2

with child

Question 3

gyn/o, gynec/o

Answer 3

woman

Question 4

hyster/o

Answer 4

uterus

Question 5

mamm/o

Answer 5

breast

Question 6

mast/o

Answer 6

breast

Question 7

men/o

Answer 7

menses, menstruation

Question 8

metr/o

Answer 8

uterus

Question 9

para

Answer 9

bear, bring forth

Question 10

multi-

Answer 10

many

Question 11

nulli-

Answer 11

none

Question 12

oligo-

Answer 12

little, small, scanty

Question 13

post-

Answer 13

after

Question 14

pre-

Answer 14

before

Question 15

primi-

Answer 15

first

Question 16

secundi-

Answer 16

second

Question 17

-ary

Answer 17

of or pertaining to

Question 18

-atrophy

Answer 18

wasting, undernourished

Question 19

-dynia

Answer 19

pain, painful

Question 20

-mania

Answer 20

madness

Question 21

-pathy

Answer 21

disease

Question 22

-phobia

Answer 22

excessive fear

Question 23

pendolous

Answer 23

drooping, hanging down

Question 24

-ptosis

Answer 24

drooping

Question 25

oophor/o

Answer 25

ovary

Question 26

salping/o

Answer 26

fallopian tube

Question 27

hyster/o, metr/o

Answer 27

uterus

Question 28

cerv/i

Answer 28

uterine cervix

Question 29

vagin/o, colp/o

Answer 29

vagina

Question 30

mamm/o, mast/o

Answer 30

breast

Question 31

men/o

Answer 31

menses

Question 32

my/o

Answer 32

muscle

Question 33

cyst/o

Answer 33

bladder

Question 34

urethr/o

Answer 34

urethra

Question 35

climacteric

Answer 35

transitional period of critical change that ends in menopause or decline in sexual activity

Question 36

conception

Answer 36

fertilization

Question 37

gestation

Answer 37

pregnancy

Question 38

viable fetus

Answer 38

a fetus sufficiently developed to sustain life outside of the uterus

Question 39

amniotic sac, amnion

Answer 39

structure that envelops the fetus and contains fluid protecting the fetus

Question 40

placenta

Answer 40

structure of blood vessels in which the fetus absorbs oxygen and nutrients and excretes carbon dioxide and wastes

Question 41

parturition

Answer 41

labor

Question 42

natus

Answer 42

birth

Question 43

episiotomy

Answer 43

incision into the perineum

Question 44

perineum

Answer 44

structures of the pelvic outlet and pelvic floor

Question 45

pudenda

Answer 45

external female genitals

Question 46

involution

Answer 46

process that returns an enlarged uterus to its normal size after the baby is born

Question 47

puerperium

Answer 47

period of time after third stage of labor when involution happens (uterus returns to normal size and condition)