Gynecology: Vocabulary

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Gynecology

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The Branch of medicine that deals with the health maintenance and the disease of women, primarily of the reproductive organs

Question 2

Obstetrics

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Branch of medicine that deals with the care of women throughout pregnancy

Question 3

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 3

Painful menstruation

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Dyspareunia

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Painful sexual intercourse

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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Answer 5

An acute infection of the reproductive organs that can be caused by a bacteria, viruses, or fungus

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Cystitis

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Infection of the urinary bladder

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Dysuria

Answer 7

Painful urination often associated with cystitis

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Mittelschmerz

Answer 8

Abdominal pain associated with ovulation

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Endometritis

Answer 9

Infection of the endometrium

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Miscarriage

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Commonly used term to describe the pregnancy which end before 20 weeks gestation; may also be called a spontaneous abortion

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Endometriosis

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Condition in which in Dimitrios tissue grows outside of the uterus

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Ectopic pregnancy

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The implantation of a developing fetus outside of that uterus often in a fallopian tube

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Menorrhagia

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Excessive menstrual flow