Female Reproductive System Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Terms

Question 0

atresia

Answer 0

congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina.

Question 1

adnexa

Answer 1

accessory parts of a structure

Question 2

choriocarcinoma

Answer 2

malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy.
choriocarcinoma is a rare tumor that may occur after pregnancy or abortion

Question 3

corpus luteum

Answer 3

ovarian scar tissue that results from rupturing of a follicle during ovulation and becomes a small yellow body that produces progesterone after ovulation

Question 4

dyspareunia

Answer 4

occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse

Question 5

endocervicitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the mucous lining the cervix uteri.

endocervicitis is usually chronic, commonly due to infection, and accompanied by cervical erosioin

Question 6

fibroids

Answer 6

benign uterine tumors composed of muscle of fibrous tissue; also called leiomyomas (myomas) and fibromyomata uteri

myomectomy or hysterectomy may be indicated if the fibroids grow too large, causing such symptoms as metrorrhagia, pelvic pain, and menorrhagia