Chapter 14 Intro to Med Terms E1 HOSA SQT The Female Reproductive System

amni/o

amnion

chori/o, chorion/o

chorion

colp/o, vagin/o

vag!na

culd/o

cavity closed at one end

embry/o

embryo

episi/o, vulv/o

vulva

fet/o

fetus

hymen/o

hymen

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

uterus

lact/o

lip

ligat/o

binding/tying

lump/o

lump/mass

men/o

menses, menstruation

nati/o

birth

oophor/o, ovari/o

ovary

ov/o, ovul/o

ovum (egg)

perine/o

perineum

salping/o

fallopian tube

top/o

location

multi-

many

nulli-

no, none

primi-

first

pseudo-

false

-arche

beginning

-cyesis

state of pregnancy

-gravida

pregnant

-partum

childbirth

-plasia

development/formation

-rrhagia

rapid flow/burst forth of blood

-salpinx

fallopian tube

cystocele

hernia of the bladder that protrudes the vag!nal wall

endometriosis

abnormal condition where endometrial tissue grows outside of uterus

mastalgia

pain in the breast

menometrorrhagia

irregular or excessive bleeding during and between menstrual periods

menorrhagia

excessively heavy menstrual bleeding

pseudocyesis

a false pregnancy where a female believes she is pregnant and has symptoms but she is not

pyosalpinx

pus in the fallopian tubes

vaginitis

inflammation of the vag!na

amniocentesis

puncture of the amniotic sac to draw out fluid

colposcopy

visual examination of the vag!na

culdoscopy

visual examination of the internal organs through a cavity closed at one end

endometrial biopsy

sample of living tissue taken from endometrium (inner lining of the uterus)

hysterosalpingography

visual examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes

mammography

visual examination of the breast

colporrhaphy

suture in the vag!nal wall

episiotomy

cutting the perineum (area between vulva and anus)

hysterectomy

surgical removal of the uterus

lumpectomy

removal of a lump

mammoplasty

surgical repair of the breast

mastectomy

surgical removal of the breast

tubal ligation

binding the fallopian tubes to prevent conception