Unit 10 Female Reproductive System

Question 1

abortion

Answer 1

termination of pregnancy

Question 2

amenorrhea

Answer 2

absence of menses

Question 3

Bartholin’s glands

Answer 3

pea sized glands on each side of the vaginal orifice

Question 4

bubo

Answer 4

a tender enlarged, inflamed lymph node

Question 5

candida albicans

Answer 5

yeast infection

Question 6

chancroid

Answer 6

STI caused by bacterial infection with painful sores

Question 7

clitoris

Answer 7

small, elongated erectile body in the female

Question 8

coitus

Answer 8

sexual intercourse

Question 9

colporrhaphy

Answer 9

suture of the vagina

Question 10

condyloma

Answer 10

elevated, wart-like lesion of the skin

Question 11

conization

Answer 11

removal of a cone of tissue

Question 12

copulation

Answer 12

intercourse - transfer of sperm from male to female

Question 13

culdoscopy

Answer 13

visual examination of the female viscera through an endoscope

Question 14

curettage

Answer 14

removal of tissue or growths from the uterus

Question 15

cystocele

Answer 15

herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina

Question 16

dermoid cyst

Answer 16

a benign tumor resulting from abnormal embryonic development

Question 17

desquamative inflammatory vaginitis

Answer 17

acute inflammation of the vagina of unknown cause

Question 18

dysmenorrhea

Answer 18

painful menstruation

Question 19

dyspareunia

Answer 19

painful intercourse

Question 20

endocervicitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix

Question 21

endometriosis

Answer 21

tissue resembling the endometrium occurs outside the uterine cavity

Question 22

fallopian tubes

Answer 22

tube connecting the ovary to the uterus

Question 23

fibroid tumor

Answer 23

a benign new growht from fibrous connective tissue

Question 24

fimbria

Answer 24

fringelike structure

Question 25

gynatresia

Answer 25

occlusion of part of the female reproductive tract

Question 26

hermaphroditism

Answer 26

presence of both ovarian and testicular tissue

Question 27

hymen

Answer 27

membranous fold partly or completely closing the vaginal orifice

Question 28

hypermenorrhagia

Answer 28

excessive menstruation

Question 29

inversion

Answer 29

turning inward, inside out

Question 30

kraurosis

Answer 30

dried, shriveled condition

Question 31

leukorrhea

Answer 31

white discharge from the vagina

Question 32

mammary gland

Answer 32

gland that secretes milk

Question 33

menarche

Answer 33

beginning of the menstrual function

Question 34

menopause

Answer 34

end of menstruation

Question 35

menorrhagia

Answer 35

abnormally heavy and long menstruation

Question 36

Mittelschmerz

Answer 36

pain at the time of ovulation (between periods)

Question 37

oligomenorrhea

Answer 37

infrequent/very light menstruation

Question 38

oophoritis

Answer 38

inflammation of the ovary

Question 39

ovary

Answer 39

female gonad

Question 40

perineal pruritis

Answer 40

itching of the perineum

Question 41

perineorraphy

Answer 41

suture of the perineum

Question 42

precocious

Answer 42

showing unusually early development

Question 43

psudomenorrhea

Answer 43

false menstruation

Question 44

rectocele

Answer 44

herniation of the rectum

Question 45

salpingectomy

Answer 45

excision of the fallopian tube

Question 46

Skene’s glands

Answer 46

female prostate

Question 47

uterus

Answer 47

hollow, muscular organ in female mammals

Question 48

uterovaginal fistula

Answer 48

connection between ureter and vagina

Question 49

vagina

Answer 49

canal in female that extends from vulva to cervix

Question 50

vaginitis

Answer 50

inflammation of the vagina

Question 51

vicarious menstruation

Answer 51

bleeding from other than the uterus

Question 52

vulva

Answer 52

external female genital organs

Question 53

vulvectomy

Answer 53

excision of the vulva