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38 Cards in this Set
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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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Cx
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cervix
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D & C
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dilation and curettage
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FSH
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follicle-stimulating hormone
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GU
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genitourinary
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Gyn
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gynecology
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HCG
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human chrionic gonadotropin
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HRT
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hormone replacement therapy
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LH
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luteinizing hormone
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Pap
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Papanicolaou smear, stain, or test
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PMS
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premenstrual syndrome
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PSA
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prostate-specific antigen
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RPR
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rapid plasma reagin test (for syphilis)
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STD
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sexually transmitted disease
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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VDRL
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Venereal Disease Research Laboratories
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the abnormal union of adjacent tissues
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adhesion
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Abnormal suppression or absence of menstruation.
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amenorrhea
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absence of one of both testes
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anorchism
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the absence of ovulation
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anovulation
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a displacement forward of an organ (as the uterus) so that its axis is bent upon itself
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anteflexion
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A displacement the uterus such that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.
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anteversion
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Drug to prevent erectional dysfunction in males
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antiimpotence drug
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absence of the development of spermatozoa
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aspermatogenesis
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inability to produce or ejaculate semen
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aspermia
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Absence of live spermatozoa in the semen
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azoospermia
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inflammation of the head of the penis
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balanitis
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either of two small, oval, mucus-secreting glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina.
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Bartholin's gland
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Either of two small racemose glands in the male that are located below the prostate and discharge a component of the seminal fluid into the urethra.
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bulbourethral gland
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resembling a bunch of grapes
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racemose
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Infection with a fungus of the genus Candida, especially C. albicans, that usually occurs in the skin and mucous membranes of the mouth, respiratory tract, or vagina but may invade the bloodstream, especially in immunocompromised individuals.
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candidiasis
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the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
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cauterization
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necklike opening to the uterus
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cervix uteri
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The primary lesion of syphilis; a hard, nonsensitive, dull red papule or area of infiltration that begins at the site of infection after an interval of 10 to 30 days.
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chancre
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A period of life characterized by physiological and psychic change that marks the end of the reproductive capacity of women and terminates with the completion of menopause.
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climacteric
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partial or complete surgical excision of the vagina
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colpectomy
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inflammation of the vagina.
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colpitis
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