Glossary Part 7

Question 1

failure of a lumen to develop at a point where the budding vagina arises froth urogenital sinus

Answer 1

imperforate hymen

Question 2

the inability to achieve or sustain penile erection

Answer 2

impotence

Question 3

the inability to achieve pregnancy with regular intercourse and no contraception within a stimulated period of time (1 year)

Answer 3

infertility

Question 4

the space in the placentae in which maternal blood bathes chorionic villi, allowing the exchange of material between fetal and maternal circulations

Answer 4

intervillous space

Question 5

a bonging mammary tumor, often multiple, occurring predominantly in parous women at or shortly before menopause. typically located beneath areola and is often associated with bleeding from nipple

Answer 5

intraductal papilloma

Question 6

a device inserted into the uterine cavity for contraception

Answer 6

intrauterine device (IUD)

Question 7

intrauterine death of a fetus. for purposes of vital statistics a fetal death prior to 500 grams is usually classified as an abortus

Answer 7

intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD, stillbirth)

Question 8

intrauterine growth restriction leading to small-for-dates baby, associated with placental insufficiency

Answer 8

intrauterine tooth retardation (IUGR)

Question 9

introduction of the penis into the vagina

Answer 9

intromission

Question 10

ensuring or maintaining what is considered to be just or fair according to predetermined criteria

Answer 10

justice

Question 11

a photographic reproduction of the chromosomes of a cell in metaphase, arranged according to a standard classification

Answer 11

karyotyping

Question 12

the process of expulsion of the fetus from the uterus

Answer 12

labor

Question 13

labor that is initiated artificially

Answer 13

induced labor

Question 14

labor that is stimulated, usually with oxytocin

Answer 14

stimulated (augmented) labor

Question 15

a polypeptide hormone that is produced by the syncytiotrophoblast, similar to prolactin and somatotropin from the pituitary, and is involved in carbohydrate metabolism by the mother and the fetus

Answer 15

human placental lactogen (hPL)

Question 16

the trans abdominal endoscopic examination of the peritoneal cavity and its contents after inducing pneumoperitoneum

Answer 16

laparoscopy

Question 17

a benign tumor derived from smooth muscle

Answer 17

leiomyoma (fibroid)

Question 18

an uncommon malignant tumor from smooth muscle

Answer 18

leiomyosarcoma

Question 19

this procedure uses a thin, low-voltage electrified wire loop to cut out abnormal cervical tissue to treat cervical dysplasia

Answer 19

LEEP (Loop electrosurgical excision procedure)

LLETZ (large loop excision of the transformation zone)

Question 20

an imprecise clinical term usually referring to white lesions on the vagina

Answer 20

leukoplakia

Question 21

the muscular sheet, consisting of the iliococcgeus, pubococcgeus, and puborectalis muscles, which forms most of the pelvic floor (pelvic diaphragm) and supports the pelvic viscera

Answer 21

levator muscle

Question 22

sexual desire or urge

Answer 22

libido

Question 23

the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother (ex: longitudinal, transverse, oblique)

Answer 23

lie

Question 24

dense connective tissue that represents the union of the base of the brad ligament to the surpavaginal portion of the cervix and literally to the sides of the pelvis

considered to be the primary support of the uterus

Answer 24

cardinal ligament

Question 25

the peritoneal folds containing connective tissue, autonomic nerves, and involuntary muscle, arising on each side of the posterior wall of the uterus at about the level of the internal cervical oz and passing backward toward the rectum, around which they extend to their insertion on the sacral wall
considered to play important role in axial support

Answer 25

uterosacral ligament