Chabner - Female Reproductive System

cervic/o

cervix

colp/o

vagina

vagin/o

vagina

hyster/o

uterus

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

metri/o

uterus

uter/o

uterus

o/o

egg

oophor/o

ovary

ovari/o

ovary

salping/o

fallopian tube

cervix

neck (lower portion) of uterus

uterus

A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of the female, in which the embryo is nourished and develops before birth

salpingectomy

removal of a fallopian tube

vaginitis

inflammation of the vagina

colposcopy

visual examination of the vagina

cervical

pertaining to the lower, neck-like region of uterus

endometrium

inner lining of the uterus

mastitis

inflammation of the breast

fibroids

benign muscle growths in the uterus

dysmenorrhea

painful menstruation

endometriosis

growth of uterine tissue found in sites other than the uterus (ovary, Fallopian tubes)

ectopic pregnancy

embryo develops outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes; surgical emergency

amenorrhea

absence of menstruation

menorrhagia

excessive discharge of blood from uterus between menstrual periods

amniocentesis

needle puncture of the amniotic sac to obtain the fluid for DNA studies

hysterosalpingography

x-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection of contrast material

mammography

x-ray imaging of the breast

pap smear

insertion of a cotton swab or wooden spatula into the vagina to obtain a sample of cells from the outer surface of the cervix; screening test for cervical cancer.

hysterectomy

surgical removal of the uterus

menopause

The ending of a woman's menstrual periods and reproductive capacity around age 51.

GYN

abbreviation for the specialty of gynecology (the study of women)

OB

abbreviation for the specialty of obstetrics (pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth)

TAH-BSO

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

ovary

one of a pair of female organs on each side of the pelvis that produce eggs

fallopian tubes

tubes which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus and which provides the place where fertilization occurs

vagina

muscular passageway from the uterus to the outside of the body

myometrium

muscular layer of uterus

gynec/o

woman, female (gynecology)