Medical Terminology- Female Reproductive System

Pronunciation for the anatomic structures which provide passageways for ova from the ovary to the uterus is

(fa-LŌ-pē-an) (toobz)

The pronunciation for the anatomic structure that stores egg cells is

(Ō-var-ēs)

A word part that means surgical closure is

-cleisis

Which of the following is a blood test primarily used to monitor treatment for ovarian cancer and to detect recurrence once treatment is complete?

CA-125

The abbreviation for the medical term meaning inflammation of the female pelvic organs is

PID

The abbreviation for the term that means severe illness that might affect menstruating women using tampons is

TSS

The patient had all of the symptoms of being pregnant including absence of menstrual flow or

amenorrhea.

A surgical repair of a weakened vaginal wall performed to correct a cystocele and a rectocele is called

anterior and posterior colporrhaphy.

The term mastitis means inflammation of the

breast

Suturing of the (wall of the) vagina is called

colporrhaphy

The term that means a visual examination of the vagina (and cervix) is

colposcopy

To correct the patient's prolonged bleeding, the physician scheduled a surgery that involves widening of the cervix and removing of contents of the uterus or a(n)

dilation and curettage.

The term that means painful menstrual flow is

dysmenorrhea

The term that means abnormal condition of the endometrium where endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus in various areas in the pelvic cavity is

endometriosis

The term for inflammation of endometrium is

endometritis.

After a difficult delivery, the woman had a surgical repair of the vulva or a(n)

episiorrhaphy

The combining form salping/o means

fallopian (uterine) tube.

The suffix -salpinx is defined as

fallopian (uterine) tube.

The patient experiencing pain and tenderness of both breasts accompanied by palpable lumps caused by benign cysts was diagnosed with

fibrocystic breast changes.

Which of the following means abnormal passageway between two organs?

fistula

The combining form that means woman, female reproductive organs is

gynec/o

The term that means blood in the fallopian tube is

hematosalpinx

The term salpingocele is defined as

hernia of the uterine tube

An instrument used for visual examination of uterus is

hysteroscope

The term that means a visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) is

hysteroscopy

The term dyspareunia means difficult or painful

intercourse

The term that means white discharge (from the vagina) is

leukorrhea

Stereotactic breast biopsy is a technique that combines computer-assisted biopsy and

mammography.

Because a cancerous lesion was revealed in a biopsy, the physician scheduled the excision of the breast or a(n)

mastectomy

The beginning of menstruation (onset of the first menstrual period) is called

menarche

The combining form men/o is defined as

menstruation

The combining form that means uterus is

metr/o

The term that means inflammation of the uterine muscle is

myometritis.

Visual examination of the pelvic cavity is called

pelviscopy

Gynecologist is defined as

physician who studies and treats diseases of women (female reproductive system).

Pus in the fallopian tubes is

pyosalpinx

Colpoplasty is a surgical

repair of the vagina

The patient is scheduled in surgery for an excision of the fallopian tube or a(n)

salpingectomy

The term that means excision of the fallopian tube and the ovary is

salpingo-oophorectomy.

The term for the creation of an artificial opening in the fallopian tube is

salpingostomy.

The physician requested an instrument to open the vagina for visual examination called a

speculum

The prefix peri- means

surrounding (outer).

The term perineorrhaphy is defined as a(n)

suturing of (a tear in) the perineum.

TVS is the abbreviation for

transvaginal sonography

Sterilization is accomplished by a procedure called

tubal ligation.

Uterine artery embolization is used to treat

uterine fibroids

The combining form colp/o is defined as

vagina

An abnormal connection between the vagina and another organ is called

vaginal fistula.

The term that means inflammation of the vagina is

vaginitis

The term that means pertaining to the (urinary) bladder and the vagina is

vesicovaginal