word list 9 - sexual systems

Question 1

amenorrhea

Answer 1

no discharge/flow of menstruation (no menstruation)

Question 2

amniocentesis

Answer 2

surgical puncture of the amniotic sac (diagnostic procedure)

Question 3

colposcopy

Answer 3

visual examination of the vagina

Question 4

dysmenorrhea

Answer 4

bad/painful/difficult discharge/flow of menstruation

Question 5

dyspareunia

Answer 5

bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse

Question 6

dystocia

Answer 6

bad/painful/difficult birth

Question 7

endometriosis

Answer 7

abnormal condition of in/within the uterus

Question 8

episiotomy

Answer 8

incision of the vulva

Question 9

fibroid

Answer 9

resembling fiber/fibrous tissue (benign fibrous growth in the uterus)

Question 10

hematosalpinx

Answer 10

blood in the uterine (fallopian) tube

Question 11

hysterectomy

Answer 11

removal/excision of the uterus

Question 12

hysterosalpingography

Answer 12

process of recording the uterus and uterine (fallopian) tubes

Question 13

hysterosalpingooophorectomy

Answer 13

removal of the uterus, uterine (fallopian) tubes, and ovaries

Question 14

mammogram

Answer 14

record/writing of the breast

Question 15

mammography

Answer 15

process of recording the breast

Question 16

mastectomy

Answer 16

excision/removal of the breast

Question 17

menarche

Answer 17

beginning of menstruation

Question 18

menorrhagia

Answer 18

bursting forth of menstruation (heavy menstruation)

Question 19

perineorrhaphy

Answer 19

suture of the perineum

Question 20

prenatal

Answer 20

pertaining to before birth

Question 21

primigravida

Answer 21

pregnant woman first (woman’s first pregnancy)

Question 22

androgen

Answer 22

forming/producing male (“male” hormones)

Question 23

anorchism

Answer 23

condition of without testes (congenital absence of one/both testes)

Question 24

aspermia

Answer 24

condition of without/no sperm

Question 25

balanitis

Answer 25

inflammation of glans penis

Question 26

cryptorchidism

Answer 26

condition of hidden testes (failure of one/both testes to descend into scrotum)

Question 27

epispadias

Answer 27

slit/fissure above (congenital condition of urethral opening on upper side of penis)

Question 28

hypospadias

Answer 28

slit/fissure below (congenital condition of urethral opening on under side of penis)

Question 29

oligospermia

Answer 29

condition of scanty (small amount) sperm

Question 30

orchidectomy

Answer 30

excision/removal of testes

Question 31

orchiopexy

Answer 31

fixation of the testes

Question 32

prostatitis

Answer 32

inflammation of the prostate gland

Question 33

spermicide

Answer 33

killing sperm

Question 34

varicocele

Answer 34

hernia/swelling of a dilated vein

Question 35

vasectomy

Answer 35

excision/removal of the vas deferens