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Medical Terminology (Male & Female Reproductive System) ✔️ > Vocabulary > Flashcards

Vocabulary Flashcards

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Circumcision

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Surgical removal of the foreskin

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Cryotorchism or Cryptorchidism

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Undescended testicle. The testicle is not in the scrotum at birth

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Dormant

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Inactive

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Gonad

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A sex cell producing gland such as a testicle

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Inguinal hernia

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Part of the abdominal wall weakens and the intestine bulges outward of into the scrotal sac

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Malodourous

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Foul smelling

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Orchidectomy

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Surgical removal of a testicle or testicles

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Orchidopexy or orchiopexy

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Surgical fixation of a testicle into its proper location in the scrotum

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Orchitis

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Inflammation of the testicles

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Perineum

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Area between the scrotum and the anus

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Phimosis

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A tightness of the foreskin so that it cannot be pulled back. Rx is a circumcision

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Prostate gland

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Make gland that surrounds the base of the urinary bladder and produces semen that leaves the body with the sperm cells

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Prostatectomy

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Surgical removal of the prostate gland

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Purulent

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Produces or contains pus

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Residual urine

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Urine remaining in the bladder after urination

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Scrotum

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Sac on the outside of the body that contains the testes

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Testicles

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One of two paired organs in the scrotal sac. They produce sperm cells and testosterone

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Urtheritis

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Inflammation of the urethra

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Vasectomy

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Removal of the vas deferens or a portion of it so that sperm cells are prevented from becoming part of the semen

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Abortion

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A pregnancy termination by surgical intervention or spontaneous (miscarriage)

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Amenorrhea

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Absence of menstrual flow

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Amniotic fluid

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Fluid contained in a sac surrounding the fetus during pregnancy

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Antepartum

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From conception to the delivery of the baby

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Cervix

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Neck of the uterus

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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstrual flow

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Embryo

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Product of conception from week 2 until week 8 of pregnancy

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Endometrium

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The inner lining of the uterus

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Episiotomy

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A surgical incision is made into a woman’s perineum to prevent tearing of the perineum during the delivery of a baby

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Estrogen

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A female hormone

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Fallopian tube/s

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Tubes joined to the uterus which provides a passageway for the ovum to the uterus

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Fertilization

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Union of the sperm and the ovum

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Fetoscope

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A stethoscope used especially to listen to the fetal heartbeat

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Fetus

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Developing baby from 8 weeks to delivery

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Gestation

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The term of the pregnancy. Usually 280 days from the start of the last menstrual period but may be more or less

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Gravida

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Number of pregnancies a woman has had

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Labour

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Stage one: dilation of the cervix
Stage two: delivery of the baby
Stage three: delivery of the placenta

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Mammary glands

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Female breasts

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Menarche

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The first menstrual period

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Menstruation

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Shedding of the endometrium (inner lining) of the uterus

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Myometrium

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Middle muscular layer of the uterus

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Ovary

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Produce mature ova, estrogen and progesterone

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Ovulation

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Release of mature ovum 14 days prior to menstruation

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Para

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Number of deliveries greater than 20 weeks. A delivery includes multiple and stillbirths

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Perineum

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The area in a female between the vaginal opening and the anus

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Placenta

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An organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall and which provides nutrients and gas exchanges between the fetus and the mother

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Postpartum

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The 6 week period following the birth of the baby

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Primigravida

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A woman who is pregnant for the first time

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Progesterone

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A female hormone secreted by the ovaries to prepare to maintain the uterine lining during pregnancy

49
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Progesterone

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A female hormone secreted by the ovaries to prepare to maintain the uterine lining during pregnancy

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Puberty

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The period of life when the ability to reproduce begins

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Salpingectomy

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The surgical removal of the Fallopian tubes

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Trimester

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Divisions of pregnancy measuring three months

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Uterus

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The organ where a fetus develops and where menstruation occurs when a woman isn’t pregnant

54
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Vagina

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The muscular tube connecting the uterus to the vulva

55
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Chancre

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A skin lesion or sore which can be an indication of syphilis

Medical Terminology (Male & Female Reproductive System) ✔️ (2 decks)

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