Sexual System-Terminology Flashcards
amenorrhea
no discharge/flow of menstruation (no menstruation)
amniocentesis
surgical puncture of the amniotic sac (diagnostic procedure)
colposcopy
visual examination of the vagina
dysmenorrhea
bad/painful/difficult discharge/flow of menstruation
dyspareunia
bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse
dystocia
bad/painful/difficult birth
endometriosis
abnormal condition of in/within the uterus
episiotomy
incision of the vulva
fibroid
resembling fiber/fibrous tissue (benign fibrous growth in the uterus)
hematosalpinx
blood in the uterine (fallopian) tube
hysterectomy
removal/excision of the uterus
hysterosalpingooophorectomy
removal of the uterus, uterine (fallopian) tubes, and ovaries
mammogram
record/writing of the breast
mammography
process of recording the breast
mastectomy
excision/removal of the breast
menarche
beginning of menstruation
menorrhagia
bursting forth of menstruation (heavy menstruation)
perineorrhaphy
suture of the perineum
prenatal
pertaining to before birth
primigravida
pregnant woman first (woman’s first pregnancy)
androgen
forming/producing male (“male” hormones)
anorchism
condition of without testes (congenital absence of one/both testes)
aspermia
condition of without/no sperm
balanitis
inflammation of glans penis
cryptorchidism
condition of hidden testes (failure of one/both testes to descend into scrotum)
epispadias
slit/fissure above (congenital condition of urethral opening on upper side of penis)
hypospadias
slit/fissure below (congenital condition of urethral opening on under side of penis)
oligospermia
condition of scanty (small amount) sperm
orchidectomy
excision/removal of testes
orchiopexy
fixation of the testes
prostatitis
inflammation of the prostate gland
spermicide
killing sperm
varicocele
hernia/swelling of a dilated vein
vasectomy
excision/removal of the vas deferens
