female reproductive system - disease & disorder terms built from word parts

Question 1

amenorrhea

Answer 1

absence of menstrual flow

Question 2

Bartholin adenitis

Answer 2

inflammation of the Bartholin gland (aka bartholinitis)

Question 3

cervicitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the cervix

Question 4

dysmenorrhea

Answer 4

painful menstrual flow

Question 5

endometriosis

Answer 5

abnormal condition of the endometrium (endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus in various areas in the pelvic cavity, including ovaries, uterine tubes, intestines, and uterus)

Question 6

endometritis

Answer 6

inflammation of the endometrium

Question 7

hematosalpinx

Answer 7

blood in the uterine tube

Question 8

hydrosalpinx

Answer 8

water in the uterine tube

Question 9

mastitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the breast

Question 10

menometrorrhagia

Answer 10

excessive bleeding from the uterus (irregular, out-of-cycle bleeding ranging from heavy to light, including spotting)

Question 11

myometritis

Answer 11

inflammation of the uterine muscle (myometrium)

Question 12

oligomenorrhea

Answer 12

scanty menstrual flow (infrequent menstrual flow)

Question 13

oophoritis

Answer 13

inflammation of the ovary

Question 14

perimetritis

Answer 14

inflammation surrounding the uterus (perimetrium)

Question 15

pyosalpinx

Answer 15

pus in the uterine tube

Question 16

salpingitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the uterine tube

Question 17

salpingocele

Answer 17

hernia of the uterine tube

Question 18

vaginitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the vagina

Question 19

vaginosis

Answer 19

abnormal condition of the vagina (caused by bacterial imbalance)

Question 20

vulvovaginitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the vulva and vagina