Female Vocab

Question 1

Amenorrhea

Answer 1

no menses for 90 days after age 15

Question 2

menorrhagia

Answer 2

heavy menses

Question 3

dysmenorrhea

Answer 3

pain/cramps before/during periods

Question 4

contact dermatitis

Answer 4

rash from contact with allergenic substance

Question 5

cystocele

Answer 5

prolapse, herniated dropped or fallen bladder, bulging into vagina

Question 6

rectocele

Answer 6

herniation of the front wall of the rectum into the back wall of the vagina

Question 7

uterine prolapse

Answer 7

uterus slips down into or protrudes out of the vagina

Question 8

mastalgia

Answer 8

pain in the breast

Question 9

mastitis

Answer 9

inflammation of breast

Question 10

mastectomy

Answer 10

removal of breast tissue

Question 11

lymphedema

Answer 11

edema of the arm post mastectomy with lymph tissue involvement
- avoid using arm on side of mastectomy with lymph node involvement for taking BP, phlebotomy, placing any type of tourniquet

Question 12

dimpling

Answer 12

shallow indentation, sign of retraction

- changes in normal round contour of the breast

Question 13

orange-peel skin

Answer 13

caused by edema, inflammation, lympatic obstruction

- Peau d’Orange