female reproductive system subjective terms Flashcards
1
Q
no menstruation
A
amenorrhea
2
Q
painful menstruation
A
dysmenorrhea, menorrhalgia
3
Q
pain in the uterus
A
hysteralgia, hysterodynia
4
Q
breast pain
A
mastalgia
5
Q
downward displacement (drooping) of the breast
A
mastoptosis
6
Q
excessive menstrual flow
A
menorrhagia
7
Q
menstrual bleeding at irregular times
A
metorrhagia
8
Q
infrequent or light menstrual periods
A
oligomenorrhea
9
Q
pain in the ovaries
A
ovaralgia, ovarialgia
10
Q
vaginal pain
A
vaginodynia
11
Q
pain in the vulva
A
vulvodynia
12
Q
discharge of amniotic fluid
A
amniorrhea
13
Q
rupture of the amniotic sac
A
amniorrhexis
14
Q
sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor; also known as false labor
A
braxton hicks contraction
15
Q
shortening or tightening of a muscle; during labor, the uterine muscles contract
A
contraction
