Sexual System-Terminology

Question 1

amenorrhea

Answer 1

no discharge/flow of menstruation (no menstruation)

Question 2

amniocentesis

Answer 2

surgical puncture of the amniotic sac (diagnostic procedure)

Question 3

colposcopy

Answer 3

visual examination of the vagina

Question 4

dysmenorrhea

Answer 4

bad/painful/difficult discharge/flow of menstruation

Question 5

dyspareunia

Answer 5

bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse

Question 6

dystocia

Answer 6

bad/painful/difficult birth

Question 7

endometriosis

Answer 7

abnormal condition of in/within the uterus

Question 8

episiotomy

Answer 8

incision of the vulva

Question 9

fibroid

Answer 9

resembling fiber/fibrous tissue (benign fibrous growth in the uterus)

Question 10

hematosalpinx

Answer 10

blood in the uterine (fallopian) tube

Question 11

hysterectomy

Answer 11

removal/excision of the uterus

Question 12

hysterosalpingooophorectomy

Answer 12

removal of the uterus, uterine (fallopian) tubes, and ovaries

Question 13

mammogram

Answer 13

record/writing of the breast

Question 14

mammography

Answer 14

process of recording the breast

Question 15

mastectomy

Answer 15

excision/removal of the breast

Question 16

menarche

Answer 16

beginning of menstruation

Question 17

menorrhagia

Answer 17

bursting forth of menstruation (heavy menstruation)

Question 18

perineorrhaphy

Answer 18

suture of the perineum

Question 19

prenatal

Answer 19

pertaining to before birth

Question 20

primigravida

Answer 20

pregnant woman first (woman’s first pregnancy)

Question 21

androgen

Answer 21

forming/producing male (“male” hormones)

Question 22

anorchism

Answer 22

condition of without testes (congenital absence of one/both testes)

Question 23

aspermia

Answer 23

condition of without/no sperm

Question 24

balanitis

Answer 24

inflammation of glans penis

Question 25

cryptorchidism

Answer 25

condition of hidden testes (failure of one/both testes to descend into scrotum)

Question 26

epispadias

Answer 26

slit/fissure above (congenital condition of urethral opening on upper side of penis)

Question 27

hypospadias

Answer 27

slit/fissure below (congenital condition of urethral opening on under side of penis)

Question 28

oligospermia

Answer 28

condition of scanty (small amount) sperm

Question 29

orchidectomy

Answer 29

excision/removal of testes

Question 30

orchiopexy

Answer 30

fixation of the testes

Question 31

prostatitis

Answer 31

inflammation of the prostate gland

Question 32

spermicide

Answer 32

killing sperm

Question 33

varicocele

Answer 33

hernia/swelling of a dilated vein

Question 34

vasectomy

Answer 34

excision/removal of the vas deferens