Chapter 9: Female and Male Reproductive System Flashcards
fertilization
union of the male and female gametes to form a zygote, leading to the development of a new individual
gamete
reproductive cell
infertility
persistent inability to convive a child
neonate
infant from birth to 28 days of age
ova
female reproductive cells
postpartum
occurring after childbirth
amni/o
amnion
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
colp/o, vagin/o
vagina
galact/o, lact/o
milk
gynec/o
women, female
hyster/o, uter/o
uterus
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o
uterus (womb); mesure
nat/o
birth
oophor/o, ovari/o
ovary
perine/o
perineum
salping/o
tube
vulv/o, episi/o
vulva
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
olig/o
scanty
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o
testis, testes
prostat/o
prostate gland
spermat/o, sperm/i, sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
varic/o
dilated vein
vas/o
vessel
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
-arche
beginning
-cyesis
pregnancy
-gravida
pregnant woman
-para
to bear (offspring)
-saplinx
tube
-tocia
childbirth, labor
abortion
termination of pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus
spontaneous abortion
abortion that is an unplanned loss of pregnancy, or miscarriage