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Chapter 8 | HSC - Medical Terminology, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Reproductive system Class: HSC - Medical Terminology; Subject: Health Sciences; University: Chattahoochee Technical College; Term: Forever 1989;

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TERM 1
amni/o
DEFINITION 1
WR: amnion (amniotic sac)
TERM 2
cervic/o
DEFINITION 2
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
TERM 3
colp/o, vagin/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: vagina
TERM 4
episi/o, vulv/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: vulva
TERM 5
galact/o,
lact/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: milk
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amni/o

WR: amnion (amniotic sac)

TERM 2

cervic/o

DEFINITION 2

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

TERM 3

colp/o, vagin/o

DEFINITION 3

WR: vagina

TERM 4

episi/o, vulv/o

DEFINITION 4

WR: vulva

TERM 5

galact/o,

lact/o

DEFINITION 5

WR: milk

gynec/o

WR: woman, female

TERM 7

hyster/o, uter/o

DEFINITION 7

WR: uterus (womb)

TERM 8

lapar/o

DEFINITION 8

WR: abdomen

TERM 9

metr/o

DEFINITION 9

WR: uterus (womb); measure

TERM 10

mamm/o, mast/o

DEFINITION 10

WR: breast

andr/o

WR: male

TERM 17

balan/o

DEFINITION 17

WR: glans penis

TERM 18

gonad/o

DEFINITION 18

WR: gonads, sex glands

TERM 19

orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o

DEFINITION 19

WR: testis (plural, testes)

TERM 20

prostat/o

DEFINITION 20

WR: prostate gland

spermat/o, sperm/o, sperm/i

WR: spermatozoa, sperm cells

TERM 22

varic/o

DEFINITION 22

WR: dilated vein

TERM 23

vas/o

DEFINITION 23

WR: vessel; vas deferens; duct

TERM 24

vesicul/o

DEFINITION 24

WR: seminal vessicle

TERM 25

adip/o, lip/o

DEFINITION 25

WR: fat

olig/o

WR: scanty, small

TERM 32

ectomy

DEFINITION 32

S: excision, removal

TERM 33

pexy

DEFINITION 33

S: fixation (of an organ)

TERM 34

plasty

DEFINITION 34

S: surgical repair

TERM 35

rrhaphy

DEFINITION 35

S: suture

tome

S: instrument to cut

TERM 37

tomy

DEFINITION 37

S: incision

TERM 38

algia, dynia

DEFINITION 38

S: pain

TERM 39

cele

DEFINITION 39

S: hernia, swelling

TERM 40

genesis

DEFINITION 40

S: forming, producing, origin

oid

S: resembling

TERM 47

oma

DEFINITION 47

S: tumor

TERM 48

pathy

DEFINITION 48

S: disease

TERM 49

plasia, plasm

DEFINITION 49

S: formation, growth

TERM 50

ptosis

DEFINITION 50

S: prolapse, downward displacement

rrhage,

rrhagia

S: bursting forth (of)

TERM 52

rrhea

DEFINITION 52

S: discharge, flow

TERM 53

scope

DEFINITION 53

S: instrument for examining

TERM 54

spasm

DEFINITION 54

S: involuntary contraction, twitching

TERM 55

uria

DEFINITION 55

S: urine

tocia

S: childbirth, labor

TERM 62

version

DEFINITION 62

S: turning

TERM 63

cide

DEFINITION 63

S: killing

TERM 64

tropin

DEFINITION 64

S: stimulate

TERM 65

crypt

DEFINITION 65

S: hidden

al, ic, ous

S: pertaining to, relating to

TERM 67

ia

DEFINITION 67

S: condition

TERM 68

ist

DEFINITION 68

S: specialist

TERM 69

a, an

DEFINITION 69

P: without, not

TERM 70

dys

DEFINITION 70

P: bad; painful; difficult

Dx

diagnosis

TERM 77

G

DEFINITION 77

gravida (pregnant)

TERM 78

GYN

DEFINITION 78

gynecology

TERM 79

IVF

DEFINITION 79

in vitro fertilization

TERM 80

OB-GYN

DEFINITION 80

obstetrics and gynecology

OCP's

oral contraceptive pills

TERM 82

Pap

DEFINITION 82

Papanicolaou (test)

TERM 83

para 1, 2, 3

DEFINITION 83

unipara, bipara, tripara (number of viable births)

TERM 84

PID

DEFINITION 84

pelvic inflammatory disease

TERM 85

PIH

DEFINITION 85

pregnancy-induced hypertension

XY

male sex chromosomes

TERM 92

GC

DEFINITION 92

gonorrhea

TERM 93

HPV

DEFINITION 93

human papillomavirus

TERM 94

HSV

DEFINITION 94

herpes simplex virus

TERM 95

STD

DEFINITION 95

sexually transmitted disease

VD

venereal disease

TERM 97

candidiasis

DEFINITION 97

Vaginal fungal infection caused by Candida albicans;

characterized by a curdy or cheeselike discharge and

extreme itching; also called yeast infection

TERM 98

ectopic pregnancy

DEFINITION 98

Implantation of the fertilized ovum outside of the uterine

cavity

TERM 99

fibroid

DEFINITION 99

Benign neoplasm in the uterus that is composed largely of

fibrous tissue; also called leimyoma

TERM 100

sterility

DEFINITION 100

Inability of a woman to become pregnant or for a man to

impregnate a woman