Medical Terminology Chapter 10 Flashcards
Organs of the female reproductive system
breasts, uterine tubes, ovaries, uterus, vagina, vulva
amni/o
amnion
chori/o
chorion
colp/o
vagina
culd/o
cul-de-sac
dilat/o
to widen
embry/o
embryo
episi/o
vulva
estr/o
femail
fet/o
fetus
gynec/o
woman, female
hymen/o
hymen
hyster/o
uterus
lact/o
milk
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o
uterus
nat/o
birth
o/o
egg
oophor/o
ovary
ov/o, ov/i
ovum
ovari/o
ovary
perine/o
perineum
radic/o
root
salping/o
uterine (fallopian) tubes
tox/o
poison
uter/o
uterus
vagin/o
vagina
vulv/o
vulva
-arche
beginning
-cyesis
state of pregnancy
-genesis
produces
-gravida
pregnancy
-oid
resembling
-para
to bear (offspring)
-partum
childbirth
-salpinx
uterine tube
-tocia
labor, childbirth
ante-
before, in front of
contra-
against
primi-
first
ova
the female reproductive cells
fimbriae
the unattached ends of these two tubes expand into finger-like projections
3 sections of the uterus
fundus or upper portion, between where the uterine tubes connect to the uterus; corpus or body, which is the central portion; cervix or lower portion, the neck of the uterus which opens into the vagina
endometrium
the inner layer of the uterine wall contains a rich blood supply.
hymen
a thin membranous tissue that partially covers the external vaginal opening or vaginal orifice
Bartholin’s glands
secrete mucus for lubrication during intercourse
amniotic
pertaining to amnion
chorionic
pertaining to the chorion
colostrum
thin fluid first secreted by the breast after delivery
multigravida
a woman who has been pregnant two or more times
multipara
a woman who has given birth to a live infant two or more times
neonate
newborn baby
amenorrhea
condition of having no menstrual flow
amniorrhea
flow of amniotic fluid when the amnion ruptures
dysmenorrhea
condition of having painful menstrual flow
dystocia
difficult labor and childbirth
leukorrhea
whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge; may be caused by vaginal infection
oligomenorrhea
condition of having light menstrual flow
oophoritis
inflammation of the ovary
pyosalpinx
presence of pus in a uterine tube
salpingitis
inflammation of the uterine tube
endocervicitis
inflammation that occurs within the cervix
candidiasis
yeast infection of the skin and mucous membranes that can result in which plaques on the tongue and vagina
salpingocyesis
pregnancy that occurs in the uterine tube instead of the in the uterus
hysterosalpingography
taking of an x-ray after injecting radiopaque material into the uterus and uterine tubes
colposcope
instrument used to view inside the vagina
culdoscopy
examination of the female pelvic cavity, particularly behind the uterus
chorionic villus sampling
removal of a small piece of the chorion for genetic analysis
amniotomy
surgically cutting open the amnion
cervicectomy
surgical removal of the cervix
dilation and curettage (d&c)
surgical procedure in which the opening of the cervix is dilated and the uterus is scraped or suctioned of its lining or tissue. Often performed after a spontaneous abortion and to stop excessive bleeding from other causes
hymenectomy
surgical removal of the hymen
hysteropexy
surgically anchor the uterus to its proper location in the pelvic cavity
oophorectomy
surgical removal of the ovary
radical mastectomy
surgical removal of the breast tissue plus chest muscles and axillary lymph nodes
