Glossary Part 3

Question 1

irregular brownish patches of various sizes that may appear on the face during pregnancy or during use of oral contraceptives

Answer 1

chloasma (mask of pregnancy)

Question 2

inflammation of the fetal membranes

Answer 2

chorioamnionitis

Question 3

a malignant tumor composed of sheets of cellular and syncytial trophoblasts

Answer 3

choriocarcinoma

Question 4

the transcervical or trans abdominal sampling of the chorionic villi for cryogenic evolution of the fetus

Answer 4

chorionic villus sampling

Question 5

the period of life of the syndrome of endocrine, somatic and psychic change that occur in a woman during the transition from the reproductive to non reproductive state

Answer 5

climacteric

Question 6

a SERM that stimulates the maturation of follicles and thereby ovulation as a rest of its antiestrogenic effect on hypothalamus

Answer 6

Clomiphene

Question 7

withdrawal of the penis during coitus before ejaculation

Answer 7

coitus interruptus

Question 8

a surgical procedure used to repair a cystocele

Answer 8

Colporrhaphy (anterior or posterior)

Question 9

examination of the vagina and cervix by means of an instrument that provides low magnification

Answer 9

colposcopy

Question 10

a benign, cauliflower-like growth on the genitalia, caused by HPV

Answer 10

Condyloma Acuminatum

Question 11

a cone of cervical tissue excised for histologic examination

Answer 11

cone biopsy

Question 12

prevention of conception

Answer 12

contraception

Question 13

a fetal assessment and therapeutic technique in which a needle is passed into the umbilicual vessel and blood sampled or treatment given

Answer 13

Cordocentesis (Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling, PUBS)

Question 14

a temporary endocrine structure produced at the site of ovulation. it is involved in production of progesterone

Answer 14

corpus luteum

Question 15

the pouch-like cavity between the rectum and the uterus, formed by a fold of peritoneum

Answer 15

cul-de-sac

Question 16

needle aspiration of intraperitoneal fluid or blood through a puncture of the posterior vaginal fornix into the cul-de-sac

Answer 16

culdocentesis

Question 17

scraping of the interior of a cavity or other surface with a curette

Answer 17

curettage

Question 18

separate curettage of the endometrium and the endocervix for diagnostic evaluation. specimens are submitted separately for pathologic examination

Answer 18

fractional curettage

Question 19

curettage using a suction catheter

Answer 19

suction curettage

Question 20

a symptom complex caused by hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and sex hormones of he adrenal cortex

Answer 20

Cushing Syndrome

Question 21

protrusion of the urinary bladder that creates a downward bulging of the anterior vaginal wall as a result of weakening pubocervial fascia

Answer 21

Cystocele