Female Reproductive System: Lecture Notes Review Buitl from word parts pt2

Vocabulary flashcards covering terms, medical specialties, descriptive terms, signs and symptoms, diseases and disorders, diagnostic procedures, and treatments related to the female reproductive system.

leukorrhea

White discharge from the vagina.

mastalgia

Pain in the breast.

oligomenorrhea

Scanty or infrequent menstrual flow.

gynecologist

Physician who studies and treats diseases of women (female reproductive system).

gynecology (GYN)

Study of women (branch of medicine dealing with health and diseases of the female reproductive system).

endocervical

Pertaining to within the cervix.

pelvic

Pertaining to the pelvis.

vaginal

Pertaining to the vagina.

vesicovaginal

Pertaining to the urinary bladder and the vagina.

vulvovaginal

Pertaining to the vulva and vagina.

amenorrhea

Absence of menstrual flow.

dysmenorrhea

Painful menstrual flow.

AUB

Abnormal uterine bleeding.

FCC

Fibrocystic breast changes.

PCOS

Polycystic ovary syndrome.

PID

Pelvic inflammatory disease.

PMS

Premenstrual syndrome.

TSS

Toxic shock syndrome.

HSG

Hysterosalpingogram.

SHG

Sonohysterography.

TVS

Transvaginal sonography.

A&P repair

Anterior and posterior colporrhaphy.

BC

Birth control.

D&C

Dilation and curettage.

LEEP

Loop electrosurgical excision procedure.

HRT

Hormone replacement therapy.

TAH/BSO

Total abdominal hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

IUD

Intrauterine device.

TLH

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

IUS

Intrauterine system.

UAE

Uterine artery embolization.

LAVH

Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy.

VH

Vaginal hysterectomy.

Cx

Cervix.