| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amin/o | amnion |
| bartholin/o | bartholin gland |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| chori/o, chorin/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| episi/o | vulva |
| Galact/o | Milk |
| Gynec/o | Woman, female |
| Hyster/o | Uterus, womb |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Men/o | Menese, Menstruation |
| Metr/o Metri/o |
Uterus |
| My/o Myom/o |
Muscle Muscle tumor |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Obstetr/o | Pregnancy and childbirth |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| ovul/o | egg |
| perine/o | perineum |
| phor/o | to bear |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant |
| -parous | bearing, brining forth |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -salpinx | discharge |
| -version | act of turning |
| dys- | painful |
| endo- | with in |
| in- | in |
| intra | within |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | no, not, none |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| retro- | backward |
| adnexa uteri | Fallopian tubes, ovaries and supporting ligaments |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstruation fro 6 months or longer than three of the patients normal menstrual cycle |
| amniocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
| amnion | innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus |
| amniotic fluid | fluid that is contained within the amnionic sac |
| anovulatory | the failure of the ovary to release and ova over a period of time exceeding three months |
| areola | dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple |
| bartholin glands | small mucus secreting exocrine gland at eh vaginal orifice |
| bartholinitis | inflammation of the bartholin glands |
| cephalic version | turning the head of the fetus towards the cervix |
| cervix | lower neck like portion of the cervix |
| chorion | outer most layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo |
| chorionic | pertaining to the chorion |
| clitoris | organ of sexual sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female |
| coitus | sexual intercourse |
| colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina |
| corpus luteum | empty ovarian follicle that secrets progesterone after the release of the egg |
| cul-de-sac | region of the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus |
| culdocentesis | surgical puncture of the cul-de-sac |
| dysmenorrhea | pain during menstruation |
| dyspareunia | painful sexual intercourse |
| dystocia | difficult painful labor and delivery |
| embryo | stage in prenatal development from 2-3 weeks |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the lining of the cervix |
| endometrium | inter, mucous membrane lining the uterus |
| episiotomy | incision of the vulva (perineum) |
| estrogen | hormone produced by the ovaries |
| fallopian tube | one pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus |
| fertilization | union of sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops |
| fetal presentation | he manner in which the fetus appears to the examiner during an delivery |
| fetus | stage in prenatal development from 8-39 or 40 weeks |
| fimbriae | finger or fringe like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes |
| follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) | a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate the menstruation of the egg cell |
| galactorrhea | discharge of milk (abnormal amount) |
| gamete | male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum |
| ganitallia | reproductive organs; also called genitals |
| gestation | period of fertilization of the ovum to birth |
| gonad | female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones |
| gynecology | study of female reproductive organs and breast |
| gynocomastia | condition of female breast (enlargement) in male |
| human chronic gonadotropin | hormone produces by the placenta to sustain pregnancy |
| hymen | mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening of the vagina |
| hysterectomy | removal of the uterus |
| hysteroscopy | visually examination of the uterus (endoscopic) |
| inframammary | below the breast |
| labia | lips of the vagina |
| lactation | normal secretion of milk |
| lactiferous ducts | milk carrying ducts |
| leukorrhea | white vaginal secretion, which is normal or a sign of infection if it becomes yellow |
| luteinizing hormone | secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation |
| mammary papilla | nipple or the breast |
| mammoplasty | surgical repair of the breast |
| mastectomy | removal of the breast |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast in males |
| menarche | beginning of first menstrual period and ability to reproduce |
| menometrorrhagia | excessive uterine bleeding at and between menstrual periods |
| menopause | gradual ending of menstruation |
| menorrhea | excessive discharge of blood of blood during menstruation |
| menstruation | monthly shedding of the uterine lining |
| metrorrhagia | excessive discharge of blood from the uterus (between menstrual periods) |
| multigravida | more than one pregnancy |
| multipara | woman who has had many births |
| myometrium | muscle layer of the uterus |
| neonatal | pertaining to a newborn |
| neonatology | study's the disorders and care of the newborn |
| nulligravida | woman who has not had any pregnancy's |
| nullipara | woman who hasn't had any vaginal births |
| obstetrics | branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth |
| oligomenorrhea | scanty of menstrual flow |
| oocyte | immature ovum |
| oogenesis | production of egg (egg cells) |
| oophorectomy | removal of an ovary |
| oophoritis | inflammation of an ovary |
| orifice | opening |
| ovarian | pertaining to the an ovary |
| ovarian follicle | developing sac enclosed each ovum with in the ovary |
| ovary | one pair of female organs on each side of the pelvis |
| ovulation | release of the ovum from the ovary |
| ovum; ova | egg |
| oxytocia | rapid labor and delivery |
| oxytocin | hormone that stimulates the uterus to start labor and the production of milk |
| perineorrhaphy | suture of the perineum |
| perineum | area between the anus and the vagina |
| pituitary gland | endocrine gland at he base or the brain produces the hormones that stimulate the ovaries |
| placenta | vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy |
| pregnancy | condition in a female that last about 40 weeks developing an embryo and fetus in the uterus |
| prenatal | before birth |
| primigravida | woman who is in her first pregnancy |
| primipara | woman who had given had of is giving birth to her first child |
| primiparous | pertaining to a woman who has delivered her first child |
| progesterone | hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of a pregnant woman |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| puberty | point in the life cycle at which secondary sex characteristics appear and gametes are produced |
| pyosalpinx | pus in the fallopian tubes |
| retroversion | the uterus is abnormally tucked backward |
| salpingectomy | removal of the fallopian tubes |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tubes |
| uterine prolapse | uterus sags forward |
| uterine serosa | outer most layer surrounding the uterus |
| uterus | hollow pear shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop |
| vagina | muscular mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body |
| vaginal orifice | opening on the vagina |
| vaginitis | inflammation of the vulva |
| vulva | exterior female genitalia includes the labia, hymen, clitoris, and vaginal orifice |
| vulvodynia | pain in the vulvar region |
| vulvovaginitis | inflammation of the vagina and vulva |
| zygote | stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implantation up until week 2 |
