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41 Cards in this Set
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CERVIC/o
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cervix
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COLP/o
VAGIN/o |
vagina
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HYSTER/o
METRI/o UTER/o |
uterus
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MAMM/o
MAST/o |
breast
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O/o
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egg
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OOPHOR/o
OVARI/o |
ovary
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SALPING/o
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fallopian tube
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CERVICAL
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pertaining to the cervix
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COLPOSCOPY
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visual examination of vagina using colposcope
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VAGINITIS
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inflammation of vagina
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HYSTERECTOMY
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excision of the uterus, either through the abdominal wall or vagina
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MAMMOGRAM
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x-ray record of the breast
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MASTECTOMY
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excision of the breast
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ENDOMETRIUM
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inner lining of the uterus
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UTERINE
(U-ter-in) |
pertaining to the uterus
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OOCYTE
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ovum
egg cell |
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OOPHORECTOMY
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removal of an ovary or ovaries
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OVARIAN CANCER
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malignant condition of the ovaries
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SALPINGECTOMY
(sal-pin-JEK-to-me) |
removal of a fallopian tube
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AMENORRHEA
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absence of menstrual flow
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DYSMENORRHEA
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painful menstrual flow
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ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
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pregnancy that is not in the uterus; usually occuring in the fallopian tube
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ENDOMETRIOSIS
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tissue from the inner lining of the uterus (ENDOMETRIUM) occurs abnormally in other pelvic or abdominal locations (fallopian tubes, ovaries, or peritoneum)
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FIBROIDS
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bening tumors in the uterus
= also LEIOMYOMA |
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MENORRHAGIA
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excessive discharge (-RRHAGIA) of blood from the uterus during menstruation
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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
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inflammation (often caused by bacterial infections) in the region of the pelvis
= SALPINGITIS |
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Amniocentesis
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surgical puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw fluid for chemical and chromosomal analysis
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Aspiration
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withdrawal of fluid from a cavity or sac
- fluid is analyzed for the presence of malignant cells |
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CONIZATION
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removal of a cone shaped section of the cervix for biopsy
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D&C
Dilation and curettage |
widening (dilation) of the opning of the cervix and scraping (curettage) of the lining of the uterus to remove tissue and stop prolonged or heavy uterine bleeding
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MYOMECTOMY
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the surgical removal of fibroid (myoma) tissue from the uterus
- uterine artery embolization may be used instead to shring the fibroids |
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TUBAL LIGATION
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procedure in which both fallopian tubes are ligated (tied off) in two places with sutures and the intervening segment is burned or removed
-this prevents pregnancy |
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CS
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Cesarean section
= removal of the fetus through an incision of the abdominal wall |
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D&C
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dilation and curetagge
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DUB
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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
(not associated with menstruation) |
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GYN
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Gynecology
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HRT
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Hormone Replacement Therapy
(postmenopausal estrogen and progesteron) |
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IVF
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In Vitro Fertilization
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OB
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Obstetrics (labor and delivery of fetus)
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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TAH-BSO
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Total abdominal hysterectomy with Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy
(entire uterus and both fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed) |
