Chabner - Female Reproductive System

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cervic/o

cervix

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colp/o

vagina

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vagin/o

vagina

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hyster/o

uterus

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mamm/o

breast

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mast/o

breast

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metri/o

uterus

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uter/o

uterus

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o/o

egg

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oophor/o

ovary

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ovari/o

ovary

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salping/o

fallopian tube

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cervix

neck (lower portion) of uterus

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uterus

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

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salpingectomy

removal of a fallopian tube

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vaginitis

inflammation of the vagina

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colposcopy

visual examination of the vagina

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cervical

pertaining to the lower, neck-like region of uterus

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endometrium

inner lining of the uterus

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mastitis

inflammation of the breast

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fibroids

benign muscle growths in the uterus

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dysmenorrhea

painful menstruation

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endometriosis

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

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ectopic pregnancy

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

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amenorrhea

absence of menstruation

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menorrhagia

excessive discharge of blood from uterus between menstrual periods

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amniocentesis

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

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hysterosalpingography

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

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mammography

x-ray imaging of the breast

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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.

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hysterectomy

surgical removal of the uterus

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menopause

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

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GYN

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

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OB

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

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TAH-BSO

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

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ovary

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

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fallopian tubes

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

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vagina

muscular passageway from the uterus to the outside of the body

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myometrium

muscular layer of uterus

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gynec/o

woman, female (gynecology)