Ch. 17 Med Term- Female Reproductive Sys

T/F Difficult or painful intercourse is termed dysmenorrhea.

False

A procedure that uses a laser to destroy the uterine lining is laser​ _______.

ablation

A lack of menstruation is​ termed:

amenorrhea

The amniotic sac can be surgically punctured to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid. The procedure is​ called:

amniocentesis

The procedure of removing some fluid from the sac around the fetus in order to do chromosomal studies is​ ________.

amniocentesis

The term gravida refers​ to:

any​ pregnancy, regardless of number.

A woman who is gravida 3 para 5 has​ ________.

been pregnant 3 times with 5 births

A procedure to examine the vagina and cervix​ is:

colposcopy

Use of an instrument to examine the vagina and cervix is a​ __________.

colposcopy

A hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina​ is:

cystocele

The medical term for painful menstruation is​ ________.

dysmenorrhea

The medical word for painful intercourse​ is:

dyspareunia

A surgical procedure to prevent tearing of the perineum and to facilitate delivery of the fetus is​ called:

episiotomy

Menorrhagia is defined​ as:

excessive bleeding during a period.

The combining form in​ salpingo-oophorectomy means:

fallopian tube.

The most common benign uterine tumor found in women​ is:

fibroma

The study of the female is​ called:

gynecology

A surgery to remove a membrane covering the vaginal opening is​ called:

hymenectomy

Another term for a​ C-section is:

hysterotomy

A woman who is primigravida is one who​ _______.

is pregnant for the first time

A​ ________ is used to examine the ovaries and fallopian tubes.

laparoscope

Inflammation of the muscular wall of the uterus​ is:

myometritis

Surgical excision of an ovary is known​ as:

oophorectomy

​Pregnancy-induced hypertension is also known​ as:

preeclampsia, toxemia, eclampsia

The surgical excision of a fallopian tube is​ called:

salpingectomy

The term placenta previa​ means:

the placenta is implanted in the lower uterus.

In the term​ eclampsia, the root​ lamp(s) means:

to shine.

In the term​ oogenesis, the suffix​ -genesis means:

​formation, produce.

In the term​ dysmenorrhea, the combining form​ men/o means:

​month, menses, menstruation.