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15 Cards in this Set
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Absence or abnormal stoppage of menstrual flow.
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amenorrhea
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Painful menstruation
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dysmenorrhea
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Difficult or painful coitus
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dyspareunia
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coitus =
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intercourse
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intercourse =
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coitus
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Painful or difficult urination
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dysuria
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Abnormal hairiness. This refers to the condition in which a male pattern of hair distribution occurs in a woman.
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hirsutism
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root word meaning hairy
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hirsute
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Excessive uterine bleeding that occurs both during menses and at irregular intervals. This is a common symptom in menopausal women
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menometrorrhagia
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This term is used interchangeably to mean both the normal flow of menstruation and profuse menstruation
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menorrhea
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Uterine bleeding that occurs in varying amounts at totally irregular intervals, sometimes lasting for a long time
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metrorrhagia
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Pain which occurs during ovulation (which is generally the middle of a menstrual cycle).
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mittelschmerz
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Infrequent menstrual flow, usually occurring in cycles of 35 days to six months
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oligomenorrhea
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A bizarre craving for strange foods or even nonedible materials, such as dirt, gravel, paint, or plaster. This sometimes occurs in pregnant women.
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pica
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Severe itching of the external genitalia.
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pruritus vulvae
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