Med term Ch. 8
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Malay | English |
|---|---|
| -atresia |  a condition of abnormal occlusion or congenital absence of an opeing |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -salpinx | denoting relationship to the uterine tube or oviduct |
| amenorrhea | abnormal cessation or absence of menses |
| dysmenorrhea | pain associated with menstruation |
| hysteratresia | the absence of an opeing into the uterus or uterine cavity |
| menorrhagia | abnormally long or heavy menses |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| HSG | hysterosalpingogram: a radiographic film of the uterus and uterine tubes produced by a procedure in which a radiopaque substance is intorduced through the cervix to facilitate visualization of the uterine cavity |
| leucorrhea | viscid whitish discharge from the vagina and uterine cavity |
| FBD | fibrocystic breast disease: condition characterized by the presence of single or multiple benign cysts in the breast |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease: any inflammation condition affecting the female pelvic organs, particularly one caused by bacterial infection |
| D & C | dilation and curettage: the widening of the uterine cervix and scraping of the endometrium with an instrument called a curette; performed usually to diagnose uterine disease |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy: medical replacement of estrogen and progesterone perimenopausally in several forms |
| menopause | cessation of menses |
| fallopian tube | the structure that provides a passageway for the female egg cell into the uterus |
| cervix | narrow lower portion of the uterus |
| vulva | external genitals |
| mast/o | breast |
| bartholin's glands | pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vagina and just above the vaginal opening |
| mearche | beginning of menstruation |
| uter/o....hyster/o.....metr/o | uterus |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | combining forms for ovary |
| colp/o | vagina |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| Cx | cervix |
| endometrium | inner lining of the uterus |
| colpitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| pyosalpinx | pus in the fallopian tube |
| salpingocele | hernia of the fallopian tube |
| leiomyoma | a smooth muscle tumor |
| fibroid | benign tumor in the uterus composed of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue |
| mastitis | associated with breastfeeding |
| colporrhaphy | suture of the vagina |
| stereotactic breast biopsy | a technique that combines mammography and computer assisted biopsy to obtain tissue from a breast lesion |
| A & B repair | anterior and posterior colporrhaphy |
| colposcope | instrument used for visual exam of the vagina and cervix |
| episiorrhaphy | suture of the vulva |
| culdoscopy | visual exam of the douglas cul-de-sac |
| conization | cone biopsy |
| sentinel lymph node biopsy | uses an injection of blue dye/ radioactive isotope to identify metastases of breast cancer |
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