Q1 word to definition

Question 1

pyosalpinx

Answer 1

accumulation of pus in a uterine tube

Question 2

primipara

Answer 2

woman who has had one pregnancy that has resulted in a viable offspring

Question 3

gestation

Answer 3

pregnancy; 40 weeks in human beings

Question 4

chancre

Answer 4

primary syphilitic sore

Question 5

retroversion

Answer 5

entire organ, such as the uterus, that is tipped backward from its normal position

Question 6

congenital

Answer 6

present at birth

Question 7

dystocia

Answer 7

difficult labor or childbirth

Question 8

atresia

Answer 8

congenital absence of a normal body opening, such as the vagina

Question 9

Down syndrome

Answer 9

trisomy 21

Question 10

pruritus vulvae

Answer 10

intense itching of the external female genitalia

Question 11

asymptomatic

Answer 11

without symptoms

Question 12

metrorrhagia

Answer 12

irregular uterine bleeding between menstrual periods

Question 13

menarche

Answer 13

beginning of menstrual function

Question 14

leiomyoma

Answer 14

benign uterine tumor composed of muscle and fibrous tissue

Question 15

oligomenorrhea

Answer 15

infrequent menstrual flow

Question 16

parturition

Answer 16

process of giving birth

Question 17

eclampsia

Answer 17

most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy

Question 18

viable

Answer 18

capable of living outside the uterus

Question 19

condylomas

Answer 19

genital warts

Question 20

primigravida

Answer 20

woman during her first pregnancy

Question 21

adenopathy

Answer 21

disease of a gland; any disease or enlargement involving glandular tissue

Question 22

chlamydia

Answer 22

the type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae comprising coccoid to spherical gram-negative intracellular parasitic bacteria and including one (C. trachomatis) that causes or is associated with various diseases of the eye and genitourinary tract including trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, cervicitis, and some forms of nongonococcal urethritis. Can be transmitted to the newborn baby during the birth process.

Question 23

GC screen

Answer 23

gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) screen

Question 24

herpes lesions

Answer 24

any of several inflammatory diseases of the skin and characterized by clusters of vesicles

Question 25

introitus

Answer 25

the orifice of a body cavity; especially the vaginal opening

Question 26

labia

Answer 26

any of the folds at the margin of the vulva

Question 27

LMP

Answer 27

last menstrual period

Question 28

monilial

Answer 28

of, relating to, or caused by a fungus of the genus Candida

Question 29

OCPs

Answer 29

oral contraceptive pills

Question 30

pruritus

Answer 30

localized or generalized itching due to irritation of sensory nerve endings

Question 31

R/O

Answer 31

rule out

Question 32

vulvar

Answer 32

of or relating to the vulva (the external parts of the female genital organs comprising the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, bulb of the vestibule, and Bartholin’s glands)

Question 33

Wet prep

Answer 33

a gynecologic test wherein a sample of vaginal discharge is observed by wet mount microscopy by placing the specimen on a glass slide and mixing with a salt solution. It is used to find the cause of vaginitis and vulvitis.