Words Oftenly Used

Question 1

principal parts of the female reproductive system

Answer 1

1. ovaries
2. Fallopian tubes
3. uterus
4. endometrium
5. vagina
6. breasts

Question 2

ovaries

Answer 2

almond-shaped organs in the pelvic cavity

Question 3

principal organs of the male system are

Answer 3

1. vas deferens/ductus deferens/seminal duct
2. seminal vesicles
3. prostate gland
4. accessory glands
5. penis containing the urethra

Question 4

principal organs of the urinary system are

Answer 4

1. kidneys
2. ureters
3. urinary bladder
4. urethra

Question 5

-agogue (french)

Answer 5

an agent increasing the flow of or promoting the secretion of

Question 6

sialagogue

Answer 6

1. an agent increasing the flow of saliva
2. producing/promoting the secretion of saliva

Question 7

ptyalogogue

Answer 7

1. an agent increasing the flow of saliva
2. producing/promoting the secretion of saliva

Question 8

podagra

Answer 8

a disease of the foot of an animal

Question 9

gout

Answer 9

painful inflammatory condition in a human joint

Question 10

-agra (odontagra, arthragra)

Answer 10

an acute pain (in a tooth or joint)

Question 11

Menarche

Answer 11

original menstrual period

Question 12

Archigaster

Answer 12

primitive alimentary canal of the embryo.

Question 13

cryoanaesthesia

Answer 13

the localised application of cold to produce
regional anaesthesia

Question 14

cryolysis

Answer 14

destruction by cold

Question 15

cryosurgery

Answer 15

an operation using freezing temperatures to destroy
tissues

Question 16

cryostat

Answer 16

a device for maintaining very low temperatures

Question 17

EURY-/EURYN- + “-ter”

Answer 17

an instrument distended by air, which is used to dilate a specific body part, usually for the purpose of investigation

Question 18

procteurynter

Answer 18

instrument for the dilation of the anus or rectum

Question 19

rhineurynter

Answer 19

an elastic bag used for dilating the nostrils

Question 20

colpeurynter

Answer 20

a bag for dilating the vagina

Question 21

mastoplasia/mazoplasia

Answer 21

degenerative hyperplasia of a mammary gland

Question 22

mastopexy/mazopexy

Answer 22

surgical fixation of a pendulous breast

Question 23

amastia/amazia

Answer 23

bsence of breast tissue

Question 24

amenorrhoea

Answer 24

the absence of menstruation

Question 25

menses

Answer 25

the monthly flow of bloody fluid from the
endometrium

Question 26

menstruation

Answer 26

to discharge the menses

Question 27

OOPHOR-

Answer 27

the ovary and literally means carrier
of the ovum (egg).

Question 28

gravida

Answer 28

pregnant woman

Question 29

primigravida

Answer 29

a woman in her first pregnancy

Question 30

secundigravida

Answer 30

a woman in her second pregnancy

Question 31

gravida I, gravida II etc.

Answer 31

a woman in her first/second pregnancy, etc.

Question 32

nulligravida

Answer 32

woman who has never been pregnant

Question 33

nullipara

Answer 33

A woman who has never given birth

Question 34

primipara (para I)
secundipara (para II)
tertipara (para III)
quadripara (para IV)
septipara (para VII)
nonipara (para IX)

Answer 34

first time
second time
third time
fourth time
seventh time
ninth time

Question 35

hysteria

Answer 35

a disorder of uncontrollable emotion or excitement

Question 36

sacrum

Answer 36

the sacral bone because this bone (of animals) was
presumably used in sacrifices to the gods

Question 37

testis

Answer 37

a witness to one’s manhood

Question 38

testicle

Answer 38

a little witness to one’s masculinity