Chapter 12 Medical Vocabulary

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Gynec(o)

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Female

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Obstetr(o)

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Pregnancy, Birth, Midwife

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Nat(o)

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Birth

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Par(o)

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Bearing Offspring

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Parous

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Bearing Multiple Offspring

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1

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Ovary

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2

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Fallopian Tubes

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3

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Uterus

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4

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Cervix

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Last Entry?

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Vagina

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Prepuce

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a hood over the clitoris formed by labia minora

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Labia majora and minora

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pairs of skin folds, protect the vaginal opening

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Uterus

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muscular organ that prepares to receive and nurture fertilized ovum. Consists of 3 tissues

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Perimetrium

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Tissue surrounding the uterus

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Myometrium

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Thick muscular wall of uterus

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Endometrium

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Mucus membrane of the uterus

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Cervix uteri

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lower necklike portion of the uterus

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genit(o)

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organs of reproduction

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oophor(o), ovari(o)

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ovary

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salping(o)

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fallopian tube

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hyster(o), uter(o)

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uterus

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cervic(o)

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neck or cervix

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colp(o), vagin(o)

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vagina

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o(o)

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egg (ovum)

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Laparoscopy

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VE of abdomen

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Hysteroscopy

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VE of cervical canal and uterine cavity

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Colposcopy

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VE of vagina and cervix using low-powered microscope

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Papanicolaou (Pap) smear

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material is collected form areas of the body that shed cells (vagina and cervix) that are studied microscopically

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Dysplasia

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(change in shape, growth and number of cells) seen on a Pap smear: cells of this type tend to become malignant.

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Menorrhea

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normal or too profuse menstration

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Dysmenorrhea

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painful menstration

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Amenorrhea

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absence of menstruation

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Menorrhagia

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uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstruation

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Vaginitis (colpitis)

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vaginal inflammation

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Ectopic

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outside the usual place

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Endometriosis

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when tissue resembling endometrium is present in abnormal places, usually in the abdomen.

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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

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Any infection that involves the upper genital tract beyond the cervix. It involves more or less the entire female genital tract. Outstanding feature of PID is inflammation of fallopian (uterine) tubes.

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Colpectomy

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removal of all or part of the vagina

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Colpoplasty

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surgical repair of the vagina

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Hysterectomy

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surgical excision of uterus

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Laparohysterectomy

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Removal of the uterus through a small opening in the abdominal wall

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Tubal ligation

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an elective sterilization procedure for females

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test(o), testicul(o), orchi(o), orchid(o)

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male gonads

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pen(o)

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penis

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scrot(o)

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scrotum

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vas(o)

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Vas Deferens or Ductus

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prostat(o)

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Prostate, secretes a component of semen

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epididym(o)

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Epididymus, stores mature sperm until they are released

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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

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A tumor marker for prostatic cancer

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Oligospermia

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insufficient sperm

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Aspermia

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absence of sperm

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Azoospermia

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absence of living sperm

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Cryptorchidism

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undescended testicle

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Anorchidism (anorchism)

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congenital absence of a testis

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Orchidalgia

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Painful testicle

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Prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate - the most common prostatic disorder of adult males under 50 years of age

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Orchiopexy

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surgical fixation of an undescended testicle