Medical Terminology Chapter 8
endometriosis
abnormal condition of the endometrium
vaginosis
abnormal condition of the vagina
amenorrhea
absence of menstrual flow
menarche
beginning of menstruation
hermatosalpinx
blood in the uterine tube
salpingostomy
creation of an artificial opening in the uterine tube
menorrhagia
excessive bleeding at menstruation
matrorrhagia
excessive bleeding from the uterus
menometrorrhagia
excessive bleeding from the uterus at menstruation
trachelectomy
excision of the cervix
hymenectomy
excision of the hymen
oophorectomy
excision of the ovary
salpingectomy
excision of the uterine tube
salpingo-oophorectomy
excision of the uterine tube and the ovary
hysterectomy
excision of the uterus
hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
excision of the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries
vulvectomy
excision of the vulva
salpingocele
hernia of the uterine tube
hymenotomy
incision into the hymen
bartholin adenines
inflammation of the Bartholin gland
mastitis
inflammation of the breast
cervicitis
inflammation of the cervix
endometritis
inflammation of the endometrium
oophoritis
inflammation of the ovary
myometritis
inflammation of the uterine muscle
salpingitis
inflammation of the uterine tube
vaginitis
inflammation of the vagina
vulvovaginitis
inflammation of the vulva and vagina
perimetritis
inflammation surrounding the uterus
hysteroscope
instrument used for visual examination of the uterus
colposcope
instrument used for visual examination of the vagina
mastalgia
pain in the breast
dysmenorrhea
painful menstrual flow
gynopathic
pertaining to diseases of women
vesicovaginal
pertaining to the bladder and the vagina
vaginal
pertaining to the vagina
vulvovaginal
pertaining to the vulva and vagina
pelviscopic
pertaining to visual examination of the pelvic cavity
endocervical
pertaining to within the cervix
gynecologist
physician who studies and treats diseases of women
sonohysterography (SHG)
process of recording the uterus by use of sound
pyosalpinx
pus in the uterine tube
mammogram
radiographic image of the breast
hysterpsalpingogram
radiographic image of the uterus and uterine tubes
mammography
radiographic imaging of the breast
oligomenorrhea
scanty menstrual flow
gynecology (GYN)
study of women
colpocleisis
surgical closure of the vagina
mastopexy
surgical fixation of of the breast
hysteropexy
surgical fixation of the uterus
mastectomy
surgical removal of the breast
mammoplasty
surgical repair of the breast
colpoplasty
surgical repair of the vagina
episioperineoplasty
surgical repair of the vulva and the perineum
colporrhaphy
suturing if the vagina
trachelorrhaphy
suturing of the cervix
perineorrhaphy
suturing of the perineum
colpoperineorrhaphy
suturing of the vagina and the perineum
episiorrhapy
suturing of the vulva
colposcopy
visual examination
pelviscopy
visual examination of the pelvic cavity
hysteroscopy
visual examination of the uterus
hydrosalpinx
water in the uterine tube
leukorrhea
white discharge
