Glossary Part 5

Question 1

a herniation of small intestine int the cup-de-sac, usually accompanied by a rectocele

Answer 1

enterocele

Question 2

an incision made in to the perineum at the time of vaginal delivery

Answer 2

episiotomy

Question 3

the exogenous administration of estrogen or estrogenic substances to overcome a deficiency or absence of the natural hormone

Answer 3

estrogen replacement

Question 4

the continuous and prolonged effect of estrogen on the endometrium, resulting from alack of progesterone

Answer 4

unopposed strogen

Question 5

removal of all pelvic viscera, including the urinary bladder, the rectum, or both usually in the setting of advanced cervical malignancy

Answer 5

pelvic exenteration

Question 6

the microscopic pattern of sodium chloride crystals as seen in estrogen stimulated cervical mucus or amnionic fluid

Answer 6

fern (ferning)

Question 7

the conceptus from 8 weeks until birth

Answer 7

fetus

Question 8

mammary changes characterized by fibrosis and formation of cysts in the fibrous stroma

Answer 8

fibrocystic changes (breast)

Question 9

the preliminary stages of sexual relations, in which the partners usually stimulate each other by kissing, touching, and caressing

Answer 9

foreplay

Question 10

a physiological cyst arising from the Graafian follicle or the corpus luteum

Answer 10

functional ovarian cyst

Question 11

a hormone producing ovarian tumor

Answer 11

functional ovarian tumor

Question 12

spontaneous flow of breast milk in the absence of recent pregnancy

Answer 12

galactorrhea

Question 13

an individual’s understanding and feeling of the activity and behavior appropriate to the male or female sex

Answer 13

gender (sex) role

Question 14

the congenital absence o ovarian tissue or tis presence only as a rudimentary streak

Answer 14

gonadal agenesis

Question 15

the congenitally defective development of the donads

Answer 15

gonadal dysgenesis

Question 16

glycoprotein hormone that is produced by the syncytiotrophoblast and is immunologically similar to LH

Answer 16

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Question 17

a gonadotropin isolated from the urine of postmenopausal women, consisting primarily of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) with variable amounts of LH, used for ovulation induction

Answer 17

human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG)

Question 18

an endocrine organ compound of the antiriot gonadotropin-secreting compound and the posterior oxytocin-secreting compound

Answer 18

pituitary gonadotropin

Question 19

a feminizing, estrogen-producing ovarian tumor

Answer 19

granulosa cell tumor

Question 20

a pregnant woman

Answer 20

gravida

Question 21

the pregnant state, or the total number of pregnancies a woman has had, occluding current pregnancy

Answer 21

gravidity