Chapter 17: Female Reproductive System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Gynecology | medical specialty that deals with diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system |
| Introitus | opening |
| Salping | Fallopian Tubes AKA |
| Papilla | Nipple AKA |
| Menarche | onset of menstruation, the first menstrual period |
| Menopause | the permanent cessation of the menstrual cycles |
| Menstruation | the periodic shedding of the lineing of the non-pregnant uterus |
| Ovulation | the release of the mature ovum from the ovary |
| Amenorrhea | absence of menstrual flow. Before puberty, during pregnancy, after menopause |
| Dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| Menorrhagia | Abnormally long or very heavy menstrual periods |
| Metrorrhagia | uterine bleeding at times other than the menstrual period |
| Oligomenorrhea | abnormally light or infrequent menstruation |
| Carcinoma of the breast | malignat tumor of the breat tissue |
| Lumpectomy | removal of tumor and adjacent breast tissue |
| Mastectomy | removal of the breast |
| Modified Radical Mastectomy | removal of the breast and the lymph nods in the axilla (armpitt) |
| Radical Mastectomy | removal of the breast, chest muscles on the affected side, and the lymph nodes in the axilla |
| Cervicitis | an acute or chronic inflammation of the uterine cervix |
| Endometriosis | the presence of growth of endometrial tissue in areas outside the endometrium |
| Fibrocystic Breast Disease | the presence of single or myltiple fluid-filled cysts that are palpable in the breasts |
| Leiomyoma | a benign tumor of the uterus |
| ovarian Cysts | benign, globular sacs that form on or near the ovaries |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | infection of the fallopian tubes (begins with a cervical infection and makes it's way to the fallopian tubes) AKA salpingitis |
| Vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina and the vulva |
| Colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix with a colposcope |
| Cone Biopsy | sugrical removal of a cone-shaped segment of the cervix for diagnosis or treatment AKA conization |
| Hysterosalpingography | x-ray of the uterus and the fallopian tubes by injecting a contrast meaterial into the structures |
| Laparoscopy | the process of viewing the abdominal cavity with a laparscope |
| Loop Electrosurgical Excision | procedure used to remove abnormal cells from the surface of the cervix using a this wire loop that acts like a scalpel. An electrical current passes through the loop as it cuts away a lin layer of surface cells. |
| Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear | diagnostic test for cervical cancer; a microscopic examination of cells scraped from within the cervix, around the cervix |
| Pelvimetry | the process of measuring the female pelvis, manually or by x-ray, to determine its adequacy for childbearing |
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