Diagnosis And Treatment Flashcards
Colposcope / KOL-po-skope
Instrument for examining the vagina and cervix
Cone biopsy
Removal of a cone of tissue from the cervical lining for cytologic examination; also called conization
Dilation and curettage (D&C) / ku-reh-TAJ
Procedure in which the cervix is dilated (widened) and the uterine lining is scraped with a curette
Hysterectomy / his-ter-EK-to-me
Surgical removal of the uterus; most commonly done because of tumors; often the uterine tubes and ovaries are removed as well
Mammography / mam-OG-rah-fe
Radiographic study of the breast for the detection of breast cancer; the image obtained is a mammogram
Mastectomy / mas-TEK-to-me
Excision of breast tissue to eliminate malignancy
Oophprectomy / o-of-REK-to-me
Excision of an ovary
Pap smear
Study of cells collected from the cervix and vagina for early detection of cancer; also called Papanicolaou smear or Pap test
Salpingectomy / sal-pin-JEK-to-e
Surgical removal of the uterine tube
Sentinel node biopsy / SEN-tih-nel
Biopsy of the first lymph nodes to receive drainage from a tumor; used to determine spread of cancer in planning treatment
Stereotactic biopsy / ster-e-o-TAK-tik BI-op-se
Needle biopsy using a computer-guided imaging system to locate suspicious tissue and remove samples for study
Tomosynthesis / toh-mo-SIN-theh-sis
Three-dimensional x-ray imaging technique for detection of breast cancer; digital tomosynthesis
Culdocentesis / kul-do-sen-TE-sis
Puncture of the vaginal wall to sample fluid from the rectouterine space for diagnosis
Episiorrhapy / eh-pis-e-OR-ah-fe
Suture of the vulva or suture of the perineum cut in an episiotomy (incision to ease childbirth)
Laparoscopy / lap-ah-ROS-ko-pe
Endoscopic examination of the abdomen; may include surgical procedures, such as tubal ligation
