Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Gestation (280 days from last period or 36 wks)
|
length of time between conception to birth |
|
|
Menstrual
|
detached tissue and blood discharged through the vagina |
|
|
Menarche
|
initial menstrual cycle |
|
|
Amenorrhea
|
abnormal absence of menstruation |
|
|
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
|
treatment with estrogen with the aim to alleviate menopausal symptoms or osteoporosis |
|
|
Osteoporosis
|
bones become weak and brittle |
|
|
Gynec/o
|
woman/female |
|
|
Hyster/o
|
uterus/womb |
|
|
Mamm/o
|
breast |
|
|
Mast/o
|
breast |
|
|
Oophor/o
|
ovary |
|
|
Perine/o
|
perineum |
|
|
Salping/o
|
fallopian tube or auditory eustachian tube |
|
|
-arche
|
beginning |
|
|
-gravida
|
pregnant woman |
|
|
-para
|
to bear (offspring) |
|
|
Dysmenorrhea
|
painful menstruation (ex: abdominal cramps) |
|
|
Nulliparous
|
a female who has not birth any offspring |
|
|
Dyspareunia
|
difficult or painful sexual intercourse |
|
|
Retroversion
|
turning or state of being turned back, especially an entire organ, such as the uterus being tipped from its normal position |
|
|
Eclampsia
|
most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy (signs of eclampsia include high BP) |
|
|
Ectopic pregnancy
|
pregnancy in which fertilized egg implants outside the uterus (like the fallopian tube, an ovary, abdomen, or the cervix uteri) |
|
|
Placenta previa
|
obstetric complication in which placenta is attached close to or covers the cervical canal that results in bleeding during labor when cervix dilates |
|
|
Cerclage
|
suturing of cervix to prevent it from dilating prematurely during pregnancy, thus decreasing the chance of a spontaneous abortion |
|
|
Cesarean section
|
Incision of the abdomen and uterus to remove the fetus |
|
|
Laparoscopy
|
visual examination of abdominal cavity with a laparoscope through one or more small incisions in the abdominal wall, usually at umbilicus |
|
|
Mastectomy
|
surgery to remove all breast tissue (a way to treat/prevent breast cancer) |
|
|
Tissue expansion
|
common breast reconstruction technique in which a balloon expander is inserted beneath the skin and chest muscle, saline solution is gradually injected to increase size, then the expander is then replaced with a more permanent implant |
|
|
Estrogens
|
treat symptoms of menopause through hormone replacement therapy |
