part 5

vulv/o, episi/o

(combining form) vulva

amni/o, amnion/o

(combining form) amnion

cephal/o

(combining form) head

chori/o

(combining form) chorion

embry/o, embryon/o

(combining form) embryo, immature form

fet/o

(combining form) fetus

fund/o

(combining form) fundus

galact/o, lact/o

(combining form) milk

gestat/o

(combining form) from conception to birth

gravid/o

(combining form) pregnancy

hydr/o

(combining form) water, fluid

mamm/o, mast/o

(combining form) breast, mammary gland

nat/o

(combining form) birth

olig/o

(combining form) scanty, few

omphal/o

(combining form) umbilicus, navel

pub/o

(combining form) pubis

toc/o

(combining form) labor, birth

ante-, pre-

(prefix) before

dys-

(prefix) painful, difficult, abnormal

ecto-

(prefix) outer, outside

endo-

(prefix) in, within

micro-

(prefix) small

multi-

(prefix) many

neo-

(prefix) new

nulli-

(prefix) none

poly-

(prefix) many, much

post-

(prefix) after, behind

supra-

(prefix) above

-arche

(suffix) beginning

-asthenia

(suffix) weakness

-cele

(suffix) herniation, protrusion

-centesis

(suffix) puncture to aspirate

-ia, -ism

(suffix) condition of

-metry

(suffix) measurement of

-partum

(suffix) childbirth, labor

-pexy

(suffix) surgical fixation

-plasia

(suffix) formation, growth

-plasty

(suffix) surgical repair, reconstruction

-rrhage, -rrhagia

(suffix) flowing forth

-rrhaphy

(suffix) suture

-rrhea

(suffix) flow, discharge

-scopy

(suffix) process of examining, examination

abdominopelvic

pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis

chorionic

pertaining to the chorion

congenital

existing at birth

cystic

pertaining to or containing cysts

date of birth (DOB)

the day of birth of a patient

embryonic

pertaining to an embryo

endometrial

pertaining to or composed of endometrium

estimated date of confinement (EDC, estimated date of delivery)

the date at which an infant is expected to be born, calculated from the date of the mother's last menstrual period

fetal

pertaining to the fetus

gestational

pertaining to pregnancy

gravida

a pregnant woman

in vitro

in an artificial environment

intrauterine

within the uterus

last menstrual period (LMP)

the date indicating the first day of a patient's last menstrual period

meconium

greenish-black first still of a newborn

menarche

a girl's first menstrual period

menstruation (menses)

cyclic shedding of endometrial lining and discharge of bloody fluid from the uterus; occurs approximately every 28 days

neonatal

pertaining to the period immediately succeeding birth and continuing through the first 28 days of life

neonate (newborn)

a newborn infant

nulligravida

a woman who has never conceived a child

nullipara

a woman who has never given birth to a child

ovarian

pertaining to an ovary

para

a woman who has given birth

pelvic

pertaining to the pelvis

perineal

pertaining to the perineum

postpartum

the period of time after birth

prenatal

the period of time preceding birth

primigravida

a woman who has had one pregnancy

suprapubic

above the pubic bone

transabdominal

across or through the abdomen

transvaginal

across or through the vagina

stillbirth

the birth of an infant who has died before delivery

uterine

pertaining to the uterus

adenomyosis

the presence of endometrial tissue growing through the myometrium

amenorrhea

absence of menstrual bleeding

atrophic vaginitis

inflammation of the vagina due to the thinning and shrinking of the tissues, as well as decreased lubrication

bacterial vaginosis

infection of the vagina caused by the disruption of the normal balance of bacteria, in which "good" bacteria is replaced by "harmful" bacteria

cervical dysplasia

development of abnormal cells in the lining of the cervix

cervicitis

inflammation of the cervix

dysmenorrhea

difficult or painful menstruation

dyspareunia

condition of experiencing pain during sexual intercourse

endometriosis

the presence of endometrial tissue somewhere other than in the lining of the uterus

endometritis

inflammation of the endometrium

mastitis

inflammation of the breast(s)

mastodynia

pain in the breast(s)

menopause

permanent cessation of menses

menorrhagia

irregular or excessive bleeding during menstruation

metrorrhagia

irregular bleeding from the urterus between menstrual periods

myoma (uterine fibroid, fibromyoma)

benign growth that develops from the smooth muscular tissue of the uterus

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

inflammation of the female pelvic organs (ovaries, salpinges, and uterus) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms, such as gonococci and chlamydia

polycystic ovary syndrome

hormone secretion disorder in women, characterized by irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth, obesity, and numerous other symptoms

salpingitis

inflammation of the salpinx

sexually transmitted disease (STD)

a communicable disease spread from one person to another primarily through sexual contact

uterine prolapse

protrusion of the uterus into or through the vagina

vulvodynia

chronic vulvar discomfort with complaints of burning and superficial irritation

abortion (AB), spontaneous abortion (SAB)

expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus before viability

incomplete abortion

abortion without expulsion of all of the products of conception

abruptio placentae

premature detachment of a normally situated placenta