Med Term Ch 10 part 1

Female Reproductive System

amni/o

amnion

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chori/o

chorion

colp/o

vagina

culd/o

cul de sac

dilat/o

to widen

embry/o

embryo

episi/o

vulva

estr/o

female

fet/o

fetus

gynec/o

female

hymen/o

hymen

hyster/o

uterus

lact/o

milk

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menses, menstruation

metr/o

uterus

nat/o

birth

o/o, ov/o, ov/i

ovum

oophor/o, ovari/o

ovary

pareun/o

intercourse

perine/o

perineum

radic/o

root

salping/o

uterine/fallopian tubes

uter/o

uterus

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

vesic/o

urinary bladder

-arche

beginning, S

-cyesis

state of pregnancy, S

-gravida

pregnant woman, S

-para

to bear offspring, S

-partum

childbirth, S

-salpinx

uterine tube, S

-tocia

labor and childbirth, S

-oid

resembling, S

-rrhaphy

suture, S

-rrhexis

rupture, S

ante-

before, in front of, P

contra-

against, P

primi-

first, P

neo-

new, P

amniotic

pertaining to the amnion

cervical

pertaining to the cervix

chorionic

pertaining to the chorion

embryonic

pertaining to the embryo

endometrial

pertaining to the endometrium

fetal

pertaining to the fetus

lactic

pertaining to the milk

mammary

pertaining to the breat

ovarian

pertaining to the ovary

perineal

pertaining to the perineum

uterine

pertaining to the uterus

vaginal

pertaining to the vagina

vulvar

pertaining to the vulva

antepartum

period of time before birth

colostrum

thin fluid containing antibodies secreted by breast after delivery

meconium

first bowel movement of the newborn

multigravida

woman with 2+ pregancies

multipara

woman who has given birth 2+ times

neonate

term for a newborn baby

nulligravida

woman who has not been pregnant

nullipara

woman who has not given birth

postpartum

period of time just after birth

primigravida

woman who is pregnant for the first time

primipara

woman who has given birth once

amenorrhea

condition of having no menstrual flow

amniorrhea

flow of amniotic fluid when amnion ruptures

dysmenorrhea

condition of having painful menstrual flow

dyspareunia

condition of having painful intercourse

dystocia

difficult labor and childbirth

hematosalpinx

presence of blood in the uterine tube

leukorrhea

whitish/yellowish discharge from vagina

mastalgia

breast pain

menorrhagia

condition of abnormally heavy menstrual flow

metrorrhea

discharge from the uterus

metrorrhagia

uterine bleeding between periods

oligomenorrhea

condition of having light menstrual flow

oophoritis

inflammation of an ovary

ovarian carcinoma

malignant tumor of the ovary

polycystic ovary syndrome

many cysts in the ovary leading to failed ovulation

pyosalpinx

presence of pus in a uterine tube

salpingitis

inflammation of a uterine tube

cervical cancer

malignant tumor of the cervix

endocervicitis

inflammation occurring within the cervix

endometrial cancer

malignant tumor of the lining of the uterus

endometritis

inflammation of the lining of the uterus

hysterorrhexis

rupture of the uterus

menometrorrhagia

excessive bleeding between and during periods

premenstrual syndrome

classified by irritability, headache, tender breasts, and anxiety

candidiasis

yeast infection of mucus membrane lining the vagina

cystocele

hernia of bladder that protrudes into vagina

rectocele

protrusion of rectum into vagina

toxic shock syndrome

staph infection in menstruating women

vaginitis

inflammation of vagina

endometriosis

appearance of endometrial tissue throughout the pelvis or abdominal wall

pelvic inflammatory disease

PID; bacterial infection through female reproductive system and pelvis cavity

perimetritis

inflammation around outside of uterus

breast cancer

malignant tumor of breast tissue