Lab Final Flashcards
Acrosin
Major proteinase present in the acrosome of mature spermatozoa.
Amniotic cavity
Closed sac between the embryo and the amnion, containing the amniotic fluid.
Andropause
Gradual and highly variable decline in the production of androgenic hormones and especially testosterone in the human male together occur during and after middle age .
Azotemia
Excess of urea and other nitrogenous wastes in the blood as a result of kidney insufficiency.
Blastomeres
Cell produced during cleavage of a fertilized egg.
Cervical dysplasia
Abnormal cells found on the surface of the cervix.
Colostrum
Milk secreted for a few days after parturition and characterized by high protein and antibody content.
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
Peritoneal dialysis involving the continuous presence of dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity.
Cystocele
Hernia of a bladder and especially the urinary bladder .
Cystoscopy
Use of a cystoscope to examine the bladder.
Eclampsia
Convulsions or coma late in pregnancy in an individual affected with preeclampsia.
Ectopic pregnancy
Gestation elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or in the peritoneal cavity).
Emission
Discharge of fluid from a living body.
Endometriosis
The presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility.
Enuresis
Involuntary discharge of urine.
Erectile dysfunction
Chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse.
Estradiol
Natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol secreted chiefly by the ovaries.
Fundus
The bottom of or part opposite the aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ. (ex. the large upper end of the uterus)
Genetics
Branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organism.
Genital herpes
Inflammatory diseases of the skin caused by herpesviruses and characterized by clusters of vesicles, affecting the genitals.
Glucosuria
Abnormal presence of glucose in the urine resulting from the ingestion of large amounts of carbohydrate or from a metabolic disease, such as diabetes mellitus.
Gynecology
Branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women.
Hemodialysis
A machine filters wastes, salts and fluid from your blood when your kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately. Hemodialysis is the most common way to treat advanced kidney failure.
Hydrocele
Accumulation of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity (as the scrotum).
Hysterectomy
Surgical removal of the uterus.
Infertility
Incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy over a considerable period of time.
Inhibin
Glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and in the male by the Sertoli cells and in the female by the granulosa cells and that inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone.
Karyotyping
The action or process of studying karyotypes or of making representations of them.
Karotypes
chromosomal characteristics of a cell
Maturity
The quality or state of being mature.
