The reproductive system TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW!!!

Gonad

an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.

Cryptorchidism

a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum.

Menopause

The time of life when a woman's ovaries stop producing hormones and menstrual periods stop.

Spermatozoon

the mature motile male sex cell of an animal, by which the ovum is fertilized, typically having a compact head and one or more long flagella for swimming.

Epididymitis

an inflammation of the small, coiled tube at the back of the testicle (epididymis)

Semen

a greyish white bodily fluid that is secreted by the gonads of male animals.

Leiomyoma

growths that appear in the uterus.

Hysterectomy

surgical excision (removal) of the uterus (womb)

Follicle

a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland.

Endometrium

the mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.

Ovum

a mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.

Gamete

a reproductive cell of an animal or plant.

Menarche

the first menstrual period in a female adolescent.

corpus luteum

hormone-secreting structure that develops in an ovary after an ovum has been discharged but degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun

Cryptorchidism

a condition in which one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum

Endometrium

the mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo

Epididymitis

an inflammation of the small, coiled tube at the back of the testicle (epididymis)

Follicle

a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland

Gamete

a reproductive cell of an animal or plant

Gonad

an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary

Hysterectomy

surgical excision(removal) of the uterus (womb)

Leiomyoma

growths that appear in the uterus

Menarche

the first menstrual period in a female adolescent

Menopause

The time of life when a woman's ovaries stop producing hormones and menstrual periods stop

Ovum

a mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell

Semen

a greyish white bodily fluid that is secreted by the gonads of male animals

Spermatozoon

the mature motile male sex cell of an animal, by which the ovum is fertilized, typically having a compact head and one or more long flagella for swimming