Terms

Question 1

adenomyosis

Answer 1

growth of endometrium into muscular portion of uterus

Question 2

Bartholin glands

Answer 2

pair of mucus-producing glands on each side of the vagina

Question 3

colostrum

Answer 3

thin, milky fluid secreted by breast during pregnancy

Question 4

corpus

Answer 4

large central portion of the uterus

Question 5

cryptorchidism

Answer 5

state of hidden testes

Question 6

dyspareunia

Answer 6

pain during sexual intercourse

Question 7

eclampsia

Answer 7

severe complication and progression of pre-eclampsia characterized by convulsion

Question 8

embryo

Answer 8

zygote to 8th week of pregnancy

Question 9

endometrium

Answer 9

inner lining of the uterus

Question 10

fundus

Answer 10

rounded upper portion of the uterus

Question 11

gamete

Answer 11

mature germ cell (sperm or ovum)

Question 12

gestation

Answer 12

development of a new individual from conception to birth

Question 13

gravida (G)

Answer 13

a woman who is or has been pregnant

Question 14

introitus

Answer 14

an opening into a cavity; such as the vagina

Question 15

laparosopy

Answer 15

visual examination of abdominal cavity through a tiny incision

Question 16

leucorrhea

Answer 16

vaginal discharge

Question 17

meconium

Answer 17

first stool of the newborn

Question 18

menarche

Answer 18

beginning of menstruation

Question 19

myometrium

Answer 19

muscular middle layer of the uterus

Question 20

Pap Smear

Answer 20

cytological study of cervical & vaginal secretions

Question 21

para

Answer 21

woman who has given birth after point of viability (20wks)

Question 22

parturition

Answer 22

act of giving birth

Question 23

perimetrium

Answer 23

outer thin layer that covers surface of the uterus

Question 24

phimosis

Answer 24

tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction

Question 25

respiratory distress syndrome

Answer 25

respiratory failure as a result of injury or disease

Question 26

sentinel lymph node bx

Answer 26

injection of dye used to identify sentinel lymph node (breast cancer metastasis)

Question 27

spina bifida

Answer 27

congenital defect; failure of vertebral arch to close in newborn

Question 28

transposition of great vessels

Answer 28

fetal deformity of the heart

Question 29

trisomy 21 (Down’s Syndrome)

Answer 29

inherited chromosomal mental deficiency

Question 30

varicocele

Answer 30

enlarged veins of the spermatic cord