female reproductive system - surgical terms

Question 1

colpocleisis

Answer 1

surgical closure of the vagina

Question 2

colpoperineorraphy

Answer 2

suturing of the vagina and perineum (performed to mend perineal vaginal tears)

Question 3

colpoplasty

Answer 3

surgical repair of the vagina

Question 4

colporraphy

Answer 4

suturing of the vagina (wall of the vagina)

Question 5

episioperineoplasty

Answer 5

surgical repair of the vulva and perineum

Question 6

episiorraphy

Answer 6

suturing of (a tea in ) the vulva

Question 7

hymenectomy

Answer 7

excision of the hymen

Question 8

hymenotomy

Answer 8

incision into the hymen

Question 9

hysterectomy

Answer 9

excision of the uterus

Question 10

hysteropexy

Answer 10

surgical fixation of the uterus

Question 11

hysterosalpingooophorectomy

Answer 11

excision of the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries

Question 12

mammoplasty

Answer 12

surgical repair of the breast (performed to enlarge or reduce in size, and to reconstruct after removal of a tumor)

Question 13

mastectomy

Answer 13

surgical removal of the breast

Question 14

mastopexy

Answer 14

surgical fixation of the breast (performed to lift sagging breast tissue or to create symmetry)

Question 15

oopherectomy

Answer 15

excision of the ovary

Question 16

perineorraphy

Answer 16

suturing of (a tear in) the perineum

Question 17

salpingectomy

Answer 17

excision of the uterine tube

Question 18

salping-oophorectomy

Answer 18

excision of the uterine tube and the ovary

Question 19

salpingostomy

Answer 19

creation of an artificial opening in the uterine tube (performed to restore patency)

Question 20

trachelectomy

Answer 20

excision of the cervix (aka cervicectomy)

Question 21

trachelorrhaphy

Answer 21

suturing of the cervix (aka cervical cerclage)

Question 22

vulvectomy

Answer 22

excision of the vulva