vocab test 3 Flashcards
increased adrenal gland activity seen at onset of puberty
adrenarche
intersexual genetalia
anbigupous genitalia
synthetic estrogen
DES
class of tumors that originate in either the egg or the sperm
germ cell tumor
loss of primordial germ cells in gonads of embryo
gonadal dysgenisis
having both male and female sexual charectoristics
hermaferdite
vascular tumer of adrenal gland
pheochromocytoma
early on set of puberty
precocious puberty
individual with external genitalia of one sex and the internal sex organs of another sex
pseudohermapherdite
malignancy derived from striated or skeletal muscle
rhadomyosarcoma
nodule projecting from a thickened cyst wall usually ovarian in origin
rokitansky nodule
start of breast development at the onset of puberty
thelarche
genetic syndrome characterized by an X and O chromosome combination resulting in a female with premature ovarian failure and lack of puberty
turner syndrome
pregnant woman’s cervix begins to dilate before pregnancy has reached term
cervical incompetence
mental/ physical traits, anomalies, malformations or disease
congenital