Quick and Easy Medical Terminology Ch. 9-11

amnio, amnioto

fetal sac

-gravida

with child

gyno, gyneco

woman

mammo, masto

breast

meno

menstruation, menses

metro, hystero

uterus

para

bear, bring forth

nulli

none

oligo

little, small, scanty

post

after

pre

before

primi

first

secundi

second

-ary

pertaining to

-atrophy

undernourished, wasting

-dyna

pain, painful

-mania

madness

-pathy

disease

-phobia

excessive fear

climacteric

change of life period

conception

union of an ovum and spermatazoon

embryo

the developing human organism from about two weeks after fertilization through the second month

episiotomy

surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and facilitate delivery during childbirth

fetus

the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

gestation

growth process from conception to birth

involution

return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after birth

labor

parturition, process in which the baby is born and placenta is expelled

parturition

childbirth, process of being born

amniotic fluid

liquor amnii, fluid that protects fetus from injury and change in temperature

spermatazoon

male germ cell

menorrhea

free flow of menses

menorrhalgia

painful flow of menses

menometrorrhagia

excessive bleeding from uterus during menstruation

endomyometritis

inflammation of the inside lining and muscle layers of the uterus

hysterocele

uterine hernia

hysterorrhexis

ruptured uterus

metrorrhea

discharge from the uterus

metritis

inflammation of uterine tissue

metroscope

instrument for examining the uterus

hysteromyoma

muscle tumor of the uterus

gynopathic

pertaining to disease of female repro organs

gynephobia

fear of women

gynecologists

physician specializing in female disorders

mastopexy

surgical fixation of pendulous breasts

mastoncus

any tumor of the breast

mastoptosis

pendulous breasts

mastectomy

surgical removal of breasts

mammalogy

science of study of the breast

mammoplasty

surgical reconstruction of the breast

mammary

pertaining to the breast

mastocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of the mammary gland

mastadenoma

tumor of the mammary gland

mastotomy

incision into the breast; creating an opening into the breast

ovum

female egg cell

fertilization/conception

Penetration of the female egg cell by the male germ cell

gynecomastia

woman's breast (in men)

hysteropathy

uterine disease

mastodynia

painful breast

endometritis

inflammation inside uterus

mammography

Xray examination of the breast

metrorrhagia

uterine hemorrhage

amenorrhea

temporary lack of menstruation

hysterorrhexis

rupture of the uterus during labor

climacteric

change of life transition period

metratrophy

wasting of the uterus

amniocentesis

puncture of the amnion and removal of fluid

placenta

where the fetus in utero absorbs nutrients and excretes waste

gravidism

condition of being pregnant

endometrium

inside lining of the uterus

amnion/amniotic sac

structure that envelops fetus and contains the fluid protecting the fetus

polyhydramnios

excessive amount of amniotic fluid in the sac

amniotome

instrument for puncturing/cutting the amnion

amniography

ultrasound graphic study of the sac enveloping the fetus

amniotitis

inflammation of the sac enveloping the fetus

oligohydramnios

scanty fluid in the amnion

secundigravida

woman in her second pregnancy

menopause

cessation of menstruation

ovum

egg

paturition

process of giving birth

perineum

in females, the area between the anus and the vagina. In males, the area between the anus and the scrotum

peritoneum

membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

puerperium

(involution) time from the delivery of the placenta through approximately the first six weeks after delivery

pudenda

external genitals of a female

puerperal peritonitis

inflammation of the peritoneum during the six weeks after childbirth

nullipara

woman who has never born a child

multipara

woman who has delivered more than one living child

primipara

woman who has delivered one living child

primigravida

woman pregnant for the first time

antepartum

entire gestational period before labor begins

postpartum

after labor is complete

neonatal

the recent period around childbirth

prenatal care

medical supervision and care of a pregnant woman before childbirth

dilation

the first stage of labor

expulsion

the second stage of labor

placental

the third stage of labor

episiorrhaphy

suturing repair of the tissue after episiotomy

peritoneum

membrane coating viscera and lining abdominal cavity

peritonitis

inflammation of peritoneum

mammopexy

surgical correction (fixation) of large hang- ing breasts

blepharo

eyelid