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32 Cards in this Set
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external genitalia
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sex, or reproductive, organs visible on the outside of the body; also called genitals
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gestation
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length of time from conception to birth |
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lactation |
production and release of milk by mammary glands |
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orifice |
mouth; entrance, or outlet of any anatomical structure |
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fimbriae |
fingerlike projections that create wavelike currents in fluid surrounding the ovary to move the ovum into the fallopian tube |
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uterus |
contains and nourishes the embryo from the time the fertilized egg is implanted until fetus is born |
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bartholin glands
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lubricates the vagina |
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amin/o |
amnion (amniotic sac) |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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lact/o |
milk |
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gynec/o |
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metri/o uter/o |
uterus |
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mast/o |
breast |
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men/o |
menses, menstruation |
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metr/o |
uterus (womb), measure |
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nat/o |
birth |
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ovari/o |
ovary |
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perine/o
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perineum |
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salping/o |
tube |
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-arche
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beginning |
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-cyesis |
pregnancy |
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-gravida |
pregnant woman |
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-para |
to bear |
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-salpinx |
tube |
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-tocia |
childbirth, labor |
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-version |
turning |
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ante- |
before, in front of |
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endo- |
in, within |
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primi- |
first |
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atresia |
congenital absence or clpsure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina |
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dyspareunia
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pain during sexual intercourse
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