Ch. 8 Part TWO
fibrocystic breast disease
A condition characterized by the presence of single or multiple benign cysts in the breast
salpingocele
A herniation (-cele) of the uterine tube
inflammation of the breast
Mastitis
Patient A has uterine cancer, Patient B has endometriosis; Patient C has endometrial carcinoma, and Patient D has adenomyosis of the uterus. Which two patients have the same disorder?
Patients A and C
Endometrial carcinoma
cancer of the mucous membrane lining of the uterus (endometrium), is the most commonly occurring gynecologic cancer
leukorrhea
cervicitis; a white (leuk/o) or yellowish sticky discharge (-rrhea) from the vagina
inflammation of the vagina
colpitis
colpalgia
disorder of inflammation (-itis) of the vagina
/ptosis
droop or prolapse
inflammation of the inner (lining) of the cervix
endocervicitis
malignant tumor of the endometrium (also called uterine cancer)
endometrial cancer
inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus (endometrium)
endometritis
water in the uterine tube
hydrosalpinx
closure of the uterus
hysteratresia
cervicitis
inflammation of the cervix
endocervicitis
inflammation of the inner lining (endo- = in or within) of the cervix
perimetrium
inflammation surrounding the outer layer of the uterus
A smooth muscle tumor is called a ___, and a smooth muscle tumor of the uterus is called a ___.
leiomyoma, fibroid
Ovarian carcinoma
malignant neoplasm of the ovaries, is the most deadly gynecologic cancer among women in the United States
Cervical cancer
malignant tumor of the cervix, which has been linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
____ is commonly associated with inflammation of the breast and fibrocystic breast disease; ___ is associated with breastfeeding.
mastalgia, mastitis
inflammation of the breast
mastitis
In the medical term menorrhagia, the word root means:
menstruation
Inflammation of the middle, muscular layer of the uterus is:
myometritis
salpingitis
pus can collect (pyosalpinx), causing a partial or complete obstruction of the tube
pus in the uterine tube
pyosalpinx
Menometrorrhagia
rapid and increased blood flow from the uterus both during and between menstrual cycles
metrorrhagia
rapid flow of blood from the uterus (metr/o) between menstrual cycles, instead of during
menorrhagia
rapid or increased blood flow at menstruation (men/o)
hernia of the uterine tube
salpingocele
What is the suffix in the medical term hematosalpinx?
salpinx
Amenorrhea
the absence of menstrual discharge (a- means absence of; -rrhea means discharge
endometritis
Inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus
myometritis
Inflammation of the uterine muscle
Which of the following abbreviations refers to a live pathogen that has been linked to cervical cancer?
HPV
hysteratresia
(a- means without; -tresia means opening; thus, -atresia means absence of a normal body opening) is a closure of the uterus or uterine cavity
Oligomenorrhea
(olig/o means scanty) is scarce, or scanty, menstrual flow
pain
-algia
vesicovaginal fistula
An abnormal passage or communication from the bladder to the vagina
oophoropathy
Any disease of the ovaries.
mastalgia
Any pain (-algia) in the breast
myoma
a benign growth composed of muscle (my/o) tissue
Endometriosis
a condition in which the endometrial tissue that lines the uterus proliferates and is transferred to sites outside the uterine cavity
FBD abbreviates the medical term meaning:
a disorder characterized by one or more benign cysts in the breast
Dysmenorrhea
a painful menstrual discharge (dys- means painful or difficult)
Toxic shock syndrome
a severe illness caused by infection with strains of Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus pyogenes that is most often seen in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons; characterized by sudden high fever, nausea, diarrhea, sore throat, and myalgia sometimes followed by hypertension, confusion, impaired liver function and, in severe cases, death
teratoma
a tumor composed of different kinds of tissue, none of which normally occur together; they are most common in the ovaries or testes
A patient is being treated for vesicovaginal fistula, which is:
abnormal opening between the urinary bladder and the vagina
fistula
an abnormal opening between two organs; a vesicovaginal fistula occurs between the bladder and vagina
ectopic pregnancy
an abnormal pregnancy in which the product of conception implants outside the uterus, often in the fallopian tubes
Adenomyosis
an abnormal, but benign, condition of the uterus, characterized by the growth of endometrial glands and stoma into the myometrium
Cervicitis
an inflammation of the lower neck-like portion of the uterus, the cervix, which protrudes into the vaginal cavity
Fibroid
an informal term for a fibroma or myoma, of the uterus
Metrorrhea
any excessive discharge that comes from the uterus, whether it is menstrual or not
hematosalpinx
blood is blocking the uterine tube
leiomyoma
general term for a benign neoplasm composed of smooth muscle tissue (leiomy/o)
aden/o
gland
blood in the urine
hematosalpinx
A woman who has never given birth to a viable offspring.
nullipara
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
often caused by a bacterial infection
Bartholin's adenitis
or bartholinitis; inflammation of Bartholin's gland
fibroma
or fibroid tumor, is a benign growth composed of fibrous or fully developed connective tissue
Prolapsed uterus
or hysteroptosis. a downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina
malignant tumor of the ovary
ovarian cancer
oophoritis
ovaries may become a target of infection and inflammation
inflammation of the female pelvic organs that can be caused by many different pathogens
pelvic inflammatory disease
hydrosalpinx
the uterine tube is water-filled
a severe illness characterized by high fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and myalgia, followed by hypotension and, in severe cases, shock and death (usually affects menstuating women using tampons; caused by staphylococcus aureus and strepococcus pyogenes)
toxic shock syndrome
-salpinx
uterine tube
