Female Reproduction Flashcards
embryo
2-8 weeks
fetus
8-40 weeks
gynecologist
female reproductive system
obstetrician
doctor of pregnancy and delivery of fetus
vulv/o
episi/o
vulva - all the external organs
men/o
menses
metr/o
metri/o
uterus
metrorrhagia - bleeding between menses
phor/o
to bear
oophor/o
ovary
oophoritis - inflammation of ovary
salping/o
fallopian tubes
salpingectomy - removal of…
-arche
beginning
menarche - beginning of menses
episi/o
vulva
episiotomy - incision thru skin of perineum during delivery
galact/o
milk
galactorrhea - abnormal discharge of milk
mast/o
breast
-tocia
labor; birth
dystocia - difficult or painful labor or birth
culd/o
cul-de-sac – area between rectum and uterus
culdocentesis - needle placed thru posterior wall of vagina; fluid is withdrawn
gynec/o
woman; female
lact/o
milk
hyster/o
uterus
preeclampsia
increased BP
proteinuria
edema
also called: toxemia of pregnancy
eclampsia
final & most severe phase of untreated pre-eclampsia
all symptoms + seizures
can cause death to baby and mother
human chorionic gonadotropin
hormone produced by placenta during pregnancy
D and C
dilation and currettage
widening of cervix then scraping of uterus
conization
removal of cone shaped section of cervix for testing
