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75 Cards in this Set
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amni/o |
amnion |
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bartholin/o |
bartholin gland |
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cervic/o |
cervix |
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chori/o, chorion/o |
chorion |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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culd/o |
cul-de-sac |
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episi/o |
vulva/external genitalia |
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galact/o |
milk |
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gynec/o |
woman/female |
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hyster/o |
uterus/womb |
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lact/o |
milk |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mast/o |
breast |
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men/o |
menses/menstruation |
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metr/o, metri/o |
uterus |
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my/o, myom/o |
muscle tumor |
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nat/i |
birth |
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obstetr/o |
midwife |
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o/o |
egg |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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ov/o |
egg |
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ovari/o |
ovary |
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ovul/o |
egg |
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perine/o |
perineum |
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phor/o |
to bear |
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salping/o |
Fallopian tubes |
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uter/o |
uterus |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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vulv/o |
vulva |
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-arche |
beginning |
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-cyesis |
pregnancy |
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-gravada |
pregnancy |
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-parous |
to bear/bring forth |
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-rrhea |
discharge |
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-salpinx |
Fallopian tubes |
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-tocia |
labor birth |
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-version |
act of turning |
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dys- |
painful |
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endo- |
within |
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in- |
in |
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intra- |
within |
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multi- |
many |
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nulli- |
not/no/none |
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pre- |
before |
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primi- |
first |
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retro- |
backward |
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Abruptio placentae |
premature separation of the normally implanted placenta |
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Ectopic pregnancy |
fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the uterus |
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Multiple gestations |
More than one fetus in the uterus |
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Placenta previa |
placenta implants over the cervical opening |
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Preeclampsia |
high blood pressure, proteinuria, edema, headache |
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Down syndrome |
extra 21st chromosome |
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Erythroblastosis fetalis |
Rh factor incompatibility b/w fetus and mother |
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Hyaline membrane disease |
acute lung disease, respiratory distress due to no surfactant |
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Hydrocephalus |
fluid in the spaces of the brain |
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Meconium aspiration syndrome |
inhalation of meconium by the fetus |
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Pyloric stenosis |
narrowing of the opening b/w stomach & duodenum |
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Pap smear |
removal of vaginal and cervical cells for examination |
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Pregnancy test |
blood or urine, detects HCG |
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Hysterosalpingography (HSG) |
uterus and Fallopian tubes |
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cauterization |
destruction of tissue by burning |
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colposcopy |
visual examination of the vagina/cervix using colposcope |
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conization |
removal of cone-shaped section of the cervix |
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culdocentesis |
aspiration of fluid from cul-de-sac |
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dilation and curettage (D&C) |
widening the cervix to scrape off endometrium |
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Exenteration |
removal of internal organs |
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Laparoscopy |
visual examination of abdominal cavity |
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Tubal Ligation |
blocking fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization |
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Abortion |
termination of pregnancy before fetus can exist on its own |
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amniocentesis |
needle puncture of amniotic sac to withdraw fluid |
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Cesarean section |
incision of abdominal wall and uterus to deliver fetus |
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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) |
sampling of placental tissues for prenatal diagnosis |
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fetal monitoring |
recording fetal heart rate/maternal contractions to assess progression of labor |
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) |
egg/sperm combined outside of the body |
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Pelvimetry |
measuring dimensions of maternal pelvis |
