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Reproductive Systems Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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cervic/o

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cervix (neck of the uterus)

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2
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-gravida

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pregnant

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hyster/o

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uterus

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mast/o

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breast

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men/o

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menstruation, menses

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orch/o

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testicles

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orchid/o

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testicles

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test/i, test/o

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testicles

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ovari/o

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ovary

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ov/o

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egg, ovum

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13
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-para

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to give birth

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pen/i

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penis

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phall/i

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penis

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16
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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placent/o

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placenta

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18
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salping/o

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fallopian tube

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vagin/o

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vagina

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20
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colp/o

A

vagina

21
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amenorrhea

A

abnormal absence of menstrual periods for 90 or more days

can be caused by stress, hormonal problems, inadequate nutrition or excessive exercise

22
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andropause

A

a decrease in testosterone
usually begins when a man is in his late 40s and progresses gradually over decades
AKA ADAM = androgen decline in the aging male

23
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cervicitis

A

inflammation of the cervix

24
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dysmenorrhea

A

pain caused by uterine cramps during menstrual periods

25
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ectopic pregnancy

A

AKA extrauterine pregnancy
potentially dangerous
fertilized egg implants and begins to develop outside of the uterus

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epididymitis

A

inflammation of the epididymis

often caused by the spread of infection from the urethra or bladder

27
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galactorrhea

A

production of breast milk in women who are not breastfeeding

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hypomenorrhea

A

an unusually small amount of menstrual flow during a shortened regular menstrual period

29
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hysterectomy

A

surgical removal of the uterus

30
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leukorrhea

A

profuse, whitish mucus discharge from the uterus and vagina. A change or increase in discharge due to infection, malignancy or hormonal changes

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mastalgia

A

AKA mastodynia

pain in the breast

32
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menarche

A

beginning of menstruation

begins after maturation during puberty

33
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neonate

A

newborn infant, the first 4 weeks after birth

34
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nulligravida

A

woman who has never been pregnant

35
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nullipara

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woman who has never borne a viable child

36
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obstetrician

A

physician who specializes in providing medical care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter

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oligomenorrhea

A

infrequent or very light menstruation in a woman with previously normal periods

38
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oophorectomy

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AKA ovariectomy

surgical removal of one or both ovaries

39
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orchidectomy

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AKA orchiectomy

surgical removal of one or both testicles

40
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orchiopexy

A

repair of an undescended testicle

an endoscopic surgery performed before age 1

41
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perimenopause

A

designates the transition phase between regular menstrual periods and no period at all
changes in hormone production lead to symptoms

42
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primigravida

A

woman during her first pregnancy

43
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primipara

A

woman who has borne one viable child

44
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salpingo-oophorectomy

A

surgical removal of a fallopian tube and ovary

45
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testitis

A

inflammation of one or both testicles

AKA orchitis

46
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primi

A

first

47
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metr/o

metri/o

A

uterus

48
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uter/o

A

uterus

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