Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 13 Flashcards

6896847049	vagina	colp/o	0
6896847050	vagina	vagin/o	1
6896847051	vulva	episi/o	2
6896847052	vulva	vulv/o	3
6896847053	perineum	perine/o	4
6896847054	woman	gynec/o	5
6896847055	woman	gyn/o	6
6896847056	breast	mast/o	7
6896847057	breast	mamm/o	8
6896847058	milk	lact/o	9
6896847059	cervix	cervic/o	10
6896847060	uterus	hyster/o	11
6896847061	uterus	metr/o	12
6896847062	uterus	uter/o	13
6896847063	pelvis	pelv/i	14
6896847064	ovary	oophor/o	15
6896847065	ovary	ovari/o	16
6896847066	menstruation	men/o	17
6896847067	fallopian tube	salping/o	18
6896847068	amnion	amni/o	19
6896847069	pregnancy	-cyesis	20
6896847070	chorion	chori/o, chorion/o	21
6896847071	labor	toc/o	22
6896847072	fetus	fet/o	23
6896847073	birth	part/o	24
6896847074	birth	nat/o	25
6896847075	dyspareunia	painful sexual intercourse	26
6896847076	gynecomastia	development of breast tissue in males	27
6896847077	leukorrhea	white vaginal discharge	28
6896847078	menorrhagia	excessive menstrual flow	29
6896847079	metrorrhagia	menstrual bleeding at irregular times	30
6896847080	oligomenorrhea	infrequent or light menstrual periods	31
6896847081	polymenorrhea	menstrual periods occurring with greater than normal frequency	32
6896847082	amniorrhea	discharge of amniotic fluid	33
6896847083	amniorrhexis	rupture of the amniotic fluid	34
6896847084	Braxton Hicks contraction	sporadic contractions of the uterine muscles of women not in labor, also known as false labor	35
6896847085	contraction	shortening or tightening of the muscle; during labor, the uterine muscles contract	36
6896847086	cervical dysplasia	bad formation of cervical cells	37
6896847087	hematosalpinx	blockage in a fallopian tube caused by blood	38
6896847088	hydrosalpinx	blockage in a fallopian tube caused by water	39
6896847089	pyosalpinx	blockage in a fallopian tube caused by pus	40
6896847090	uterine prolapse	downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina	41
6896847091	Pap smear	test used to detect cancer cells, most commonly in the cervix	42
6896847092	transvaginal sonography	imaging procedure using sound waves emitted from a device inserted in the vagina	43
6896847093	endometrium	inner layer of uterine tissue	44
6896847094	menarche	beginning of first menstruation	45
6896847095	myometrium	middle layer of uterine muscle tissue	46
6896847096	perimetrium	tissue on the outside of the uterus, the outer layer of the uterus	47
6896847097	speculum	device for examining a body cavity, most commonly the vagina	48
6896847098	bradytocia	slow labor	49
6896847099	cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)	condition characterized by the inability of the mother's pelvis to allow the baby to pass through the birth canal	50
6896847100	congenital anomaly	irregular condition that is present at the time of birth	51
6896847101	dystocia	difficult labor	52
6896847102	eutocia	normal labor	53
6896847103	gravida	another term for pregnant	54
6896847104	hysterorrhexis	rupture of the uterus	55
6896847105	lactogenic	causing formation of milk	56
6896847106	macrosomia	baby with a large body	57
6896847107	microcephalus	baby with a small head	58
6896847108	oligohydramnios	not enough amniotic fluid	59
6896847109	polyhydramnios	excessive amniotic fluid	60
6896847110	teratogenic	causing the formation of birth defects	61
6896847111	cardiotocograph	instrument for recording the baby's heart rate during contractions, also known as fetal heart monitor	62
6896847112	pelvicephalometry	procedure for measuring the head size of the baby and pelvis size of the mother	63
6896847113	tocodynagraph	instrument for recording the strength of labor contractions	64
6896847114	antepartum	time before birth	65
6896847115	intrapartum	time during birth	66
6896847116	neonatal	pertaining to new birth; normally the first 28 days after birth	67
6896847117	obstetrician	specialist in pregnancy, labor, and delivery of newborns	68
6896847118	perinatal	time around the birth; normally 28 weeks before and 28 days after	69
6896847119	teratology	branch of medicine dealing with the study of birth defects and their causes	70
6896847120	adenocarcinoma of the breast	glandular tumor in the breast	71
6896847121	cervical intraepithelial neoplasia	abnormal growth of cervical cells	72
6896847122	dermoid cyst	ovarian cyst containing skin and sometimes hair, teeth, bone, or cartilage	73
6896847123	teratoma	another term for dermoid cyst; name derives from contents of cyst	74
6896847124	endometriosis	condition in which endometrium cells appear and grow outside uterus	75
6896847125	metrocolpocele	hernia of the uterus and prolapse into the vagina	76
6896847126	vesicovaginal fistula	abnormal opening between the urinary bladder and the vagina	77
6896847127	abortion	termination of pregnancy (miscarriage)	78
6896847128	abruptio placentae	separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus	79
6896847129	eclampsia	severe, life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures	80
6896847130	ectopic pregnancy	implantation of fertilized egg in a place other than the uterus	81
6896847131	hyperemesis gravidarum	pregnancy-related vomiting; an extreme form of the more common morning sickness	82
6896847132	ovariocyesis	ectopic pregnancy in an ovary	83
6896847133	placenta previa	condition in which the placenta is attached to the uterus near the cervix	84
6896847134	preeclampsia	condition characterized by the high blood pressure and high protein in the urine	85
6896847135	pseudocyesis	false pregnancy	86
6896847136	salpingocyesis	ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube	87
6896847137	spontaneous abortion	naturally occurring termination of pregnancy; aka miscarriage	88
6896847138	myomectomy	surgical removal of a tumor in the muscle (usually refers to the muscle of the uterine wall)	89
6896847139	abortifacient	drug or device that causes termination of pregnancy	90
6896847140	cesarean section	delivery of baby through an incision made in the uterus	91
6896847141	induced abortion	intentional termination of pregnancy	92
6896847142	oxytocin	agent that stimulates uterine contractions and accelerates labor	93
6896847143	tocolytic	agent that stops or delays premature labor and contractions	94