Exploring Medical Language 7Th Ed Mryna Lefleur Brooks

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arche/e

Back 1

first, beginning

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cervic/o, trachel/o

Back 2

cervix

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colp/o, vagin/o

Back 3

vagina

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culd/o

Back 4

cul-de-sac

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episi/o, vulv/o

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vulva

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gynec/o, gyn/o

Back 6

women

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hymen/o

Back 7

hymen

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hyster/o, metr/o, metr/o, uter/o

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uterus

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mamm/o, mast/o

Back 9

breast

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men/o

Back 10

menstruation

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oophor/o

Back 11

ovary

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perine/o

Back 12

perineum

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salping/o

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uterine tube (fallopian tube)

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peri-

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surrounding (outer)

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-atresia

Back 15

absence of a normal body opening; occlusion, closure

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-ial

Back 16

pertaining to

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-salpinx

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uterine tube (fallopian tube)

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ANATOMY
endometrium

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inner lining of the uterus

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ANATOMY
myometrium

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muscular middle layer of the uterus

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ANATOMY
perimetrium

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outer thin layer that covers the surface of the uterus

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ANATOMY
corpus or body

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large central portion of the uterus

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ANATOMY
fundus

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rounded upper portion of the uterus

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ANATOMY
Bartholin glands

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pair of mucus producing glands located on each side of the vagina and just above the vaginal opening

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ANATOMY
mammory glands

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milk-producing glands of the female. Each breast consists of 15 to 20 divisions or lobes

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ANATOMY
mammary papilla

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breast nipple

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ANATOMY
areola

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pigmented area around the breast nipple

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ANATOMY
perineum

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pelvic floor in both the male and female. In females it usually refers to the area between the vaginal opening and the anus

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ANATOMY
rectouterine pouch

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Douglas cul-de-sac. Pouch between posterior wall of the uterus and the anterior wall of the rectum

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DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
adenomyosis

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growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus

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DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
endometriosis

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abnormal condition in which endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus in various areas in the pelvic cavity

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DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
fibrocystic breast disease

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a disorder characterized by one or more benign cysts in the breast

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DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

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inflammation of the female pelvic organs

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DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
prolapsed uterus

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downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina

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DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
vesicovaginal fistula

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abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
anterior and posterior colporrhaphy (A & P repair)

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when cystocele (protrusion of the bladder) and a rectocele (protrusion of the rectum) push against the anterior and posterior walls of the vagina

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
conization

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surgical-removal of a cone-shaped area of the cervix

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
dilation and curettage (D&C)

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dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
endometrial ablation

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a procedure to destroy or remove the endometrium by use of laser or thermal energy

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
laparoscopy or laparoscopic

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visual exam of the abdominal cavity, with a laparoscope, by an incision near the umbilicus

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
myomectomy

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excision of a fibroid tumor (myoma)

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
sentinel lymph node biopsy

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use of blue dye to examine the first in the axillary chain of lymph nodes. Nodes are removed and microscopically examined. If negative, no more nodes are removed.

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
stereptactoc breast biopsy

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combines mammography and computer-assisted biopsy to obtain tissue from breast lesion.

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SURGICAL TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
uterine artery embolization (UAE)

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invasive procedure used to treat fibroids of the uterus by blocking arteries that supply blood to the fibroid

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DIAGNOSTIC TERMS
transvaginal sonography (TVS)

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ultrasound procedure to obtain images of ovaries, uterus, cervix, uterine tubes and surrounding structures

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DIAGNOSTIC TERMS
CA-125 (cancer antigen-125 tumor marker)

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blood test used in the detection of ovarian cancer

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COMPLIMENTARY TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
dyspareunia

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difficult or painful intercourse

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COMPLIMENTARY TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
fistula

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abnormal passageway between two organs or between an internal organ and the body surface

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COMPLIMENTARY TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

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replacement of hormones to treat symptons during menopause

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COMPLIMENTARY TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
menopause

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cessation of menstruation

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COMPLIMENTARY TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

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physical and emotional symptons during 10 days prior to menstruation