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23 Cards in this Set
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Gynecology |
The branch of medication that deals with disease of the genital tract in women |
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Obstetrics |
The branch of medication that deals with pregnancy; labor, and the postnatal period |
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LMP |
Last menstrual period |
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PID |
Any acute or chronic infection of the reproductive system that ascends from the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries |
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IUD |
The intrauterine device is a t-shape plastic frame with thread attached that is inserted by the physician into the uterus to prevent pregnancy |
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PMS |
Premenstrual syndrome, involves a variety of physical, menstrual, and behavioral symptoms tied to a women menstrual cycle |
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HCG |
A harmone sereted by the placenta that round in the urine of pregnant female |
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rrhea |
Flow or discharged |
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rrhagia |
Rupture an abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
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Endo |
Inside, within, inner, internal |
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Men/o |
Less |
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Urethra/o |
The duct by which urine is converged out to the body from the bladder |
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Cervic/o |
Neck; cervix |
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Cyst/o |
Few or scanty |
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Colo/o |
Vagina |
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Scopy |
Examination |
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Itis |
Inflammation |
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Cele |
Tumour |
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Mammography |
Study of breast using x-Ray |
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Endometriosis |
Characterized by the presence of functional endometial tissue outside the uterus |
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Candidiasis |
The yeastlike fungus responsible for this candidals Candida organisms are commonly part of the normal flora of the mouth, skin, intestinal tract, and vagina |
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Menstruation |
A normal body process that occurs in every female it is the physical means by which the body rids itself of the thicken endometrial wall that develops during the average 28 days cycle |
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Menarche |
When a girl enters puberty, or the beginning of the menstrual cycle |
