Female Genitalia Vocab

Question 1

amenorrhea

Answer 1

absence of menstruation

Question 2

bartholin glands

Answer 2

located posteriorly on either side of vaginal orifice, opening to vestibule

Question 3

Chadwick sign

Answer 3

bluish discoloration of cervix, seen during pregnancy at 6-8 weeks

Question 4

Climacteric

Answer 4

term describing cessation of reproduction in female, lessening of sexual activity in male

Question 5

clitoris

Answer 5

erectile tissue, primary female center of sexual excitement

Question 6

cystitis

Answer 6

inflammation of urinary bladder, usu secondary to ascending infections

Question 7

cystocele

Answer 7

bladder hernia, d/t injury to vesicovaginal fascia during deliver

bladder pouches into vagina (ouch!)

Question 8

dilation

Answer 8

opening cervical canal for passage of fetus (progresses from closed to 10 cm dilation)

Question 9

dysmenorrhea

Answer 9

painful menstruation (primary versus secondary)

Question 10

dispareunia

Answer 10

painful sex

Question 11

dysuria

Answer 11

pain with urination

Question 12

effacement

Answer 12

cervical thinning due to myometrial activity noted during prelabor, early labor

Question 13

hematuria

Answer 13

blood in urine

Question 14

hegar sign

Answer 14

softening of cervix during pregnancy, 6-8 weeks gestation

Question 15

hydrocolpos

Answer 15

distention of vagina due to accumulation of fluid from congenital obstruction

Question 16

hymen

Answer 16

a circular crescentic or fimbriated connective tissue membrane sometimes present in female vagina

Question 17

menarche

Answer 17

start of menstruation

Question 18

menorrhagia

Answer 18

excessive bleeding during period, longer than usual

Question 19

menometrorrhagia

Answer 19

irregular or excessive bleeding, during menstruation or between periods

Question 20

Mittelschmerz

Answer 20

lower abdominal pain w/ ovulation

Question 21

myomas

Answer 21

benign uterine tumors, due to overgrowth of smooth muscle, CT of uterus

Question 22

oligomenorrhea

Answer 22

infrequent menstruation

Question 23

oliguria

Answer 23

diminished urine production (<500mL in 24 hrs), results in metabolic derangement

Question 24

polyuria

Answer 24

excessive excretion/discharge of urine

Question 25

pyuria

Answer 25

pus in urine (evidence of renal disease)

Question 26

rectocele

Answer 26

vaginal wall herniation with anterior wall of rectum in vagina

Question 27

salpingitis

Answer 27

inflammation of fallopian tubes

Question 28

skene ducts

Answer 28

ducts draining urethral glands located on either side of urethral opening

Question 29

station

Answer 29

relation of “presenting part” to ischial spines of mother’s ischial spines

Question 30

urinary incontinence

Answer 30

inability to retain urine under:
stress - increased intraabdominal pressure
urge - can’t hold when need to go
overflow - over distended bladder cant keep it in

Question 31

uterine prolapse

Answer 31

uterus herniates into vagina bc weakened support

Question 32

vaginitis

Answer 32

inflamed vagina

Question 33

vulvovaginitis

Answer 33

inflamed vulvar and vaginal tissue