Reproductive Systems

Question 1

cervic/o

Answer 1

cervix (neck of the uterus)

Question 2

-gravida

Answer 2

pregnant

Question 3

gynec/o

Answer 3

woman, female

Question 4

hyster/o

Answer 4

uterus

Question 5

mast/o

Answer 5

breast

Question 6

men/o

Answer 6

menstruation, menses

Question 7

orch/o

Answer 7

testicles

Question 8

orchid/o

Answer 8

testicles

Question 9

test/i, test/o

Answer 9

testicles

Question 10

oophor/o

Answer 10

ovary

Question 11

ovari/o

Answer 11

ovary

Question 12

ov/o

Answer 12

egg, ovum

Question 13

-para

Answer 13

to give birth

Question 14

pen/i

Answer 14

penis

Question 15

phall/i

Answer 15

penis

Question 16

-pexy

Answer 16

surgical fixation

Question 17

placent/o

Answer 17

placenta

Question 18

salping/o

Answer 18

fallopian tube

Question 19

vagin/o

Answer 19

vagina

Question 20

colp/o

Answer 20

vagina

Question 21

amenorrhea

Answer 21

abnormal absence of menstrual periods for 90 or more days

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

Question 22

andropause

Answer 22

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

Question 23

cervicitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the cervix

Question 24

dysmenorrhea

Answer 24

pain caused by uterine cramps during menstrual periods

Question 25

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 25

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

Question 26

epididymitis

Answer 26

inflammation of the epididymis | often caused by the spread of infection from the urethra or bladder

Question 27

galactorrhea

Answer 27

production of breast milk in women who are not breastfeeding

Question 28

hypomenorrhea

Answer 28

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

Question 29

hysterectomy

Answer 29

surgical removal of the uterus

Question 30

leukorrhea

Answer 30

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

Question 31

mastalgia

Answer 31

AKA mastodynia | pain in the breast

Question 32

menarche

Answer 32

beginning of menstruation | begins after maturation during puberty

Question 33

neonate

Answer 33

newborn infant, the first 4 weeks after birth

Question 34

nulligravida

Answer 34

woman who has never been pregnant

Question 35

nullipara

Answer 35

woman who has never borne a viable child

Question 36

obstetrician

Answer 36

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

Question 37

oligomenorrhea

Answer 37

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

Question 38

oophorectomy

Answer 38

AKA ovariectomy | surgical removal of one or both ovaries

Question 39

orchidectomy

Answer 39

AKA orchiectomy | surgical removal of one or both testicles

Question 40

orchiopexy

Answer 40

repair of an undescended testicle | an endoscopic surgery performed before age 1

Question 41

perimenopause

Answer 41

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

Question 42

primigravida

Answer 42

woman during her first pregnancy

Question 43

primipara

Answer 43

woman who has borne one viable child

Question 44

salpingo-oophorectomy

Answer 44

surgical removal of a fallopian tube and ovary

Question 45

testitis

Answer 45

inflammation of one or both testicles | AKA orchitis

Question 46

primi

Answer 46

first

Question 47

metr/o | metri/o

Answer 47

uterus

Question 48

uter/o

Answer 48

uterus