nomenclature 17
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- chorionic villus sampling
- sampling of placental tissue for microscopic and chemical examination to detect fetal abnormalities
- HRT
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- colporrhapy
- suture to repair the vagina
- pelvic inflammation disease
- inflammation of organs in the pelvic cavity (fallopian tubes, ovaries, and endometrium)
- ectopic pregnancy
- implantation of the fertilized egg outside the uterine cavity
- pyosalpingitis
- suppurative inflammation of the uterine (fallopian) tube
- CVS
- chorionic villus sampling
- ovariocele
- hernia of an ovary
- adenocarcinoma
-
malignant tumor of glandular tissue
- leukorrhea
- abnormal white or yellow vaginal discharge
- D & C
- dilation and curettage
- mastotomy
- incision in the breast
- colposcopy
- examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope
- mammogram
- low dose x-ray of breast tissue done to detect neoplasms
- dyspareunia
- painful intercourse
- mastoptosis
- sagging of the breast
- CPD
- cephalopelvic disproportion
- oophorostomy
- creation of an opening in the ovary
- dilation and curettage
- dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium
- vaginitis
- inflammation of the vagina with redness, swelling and irritation
- chlamydia
- most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America
- polythelia
- presence of more than one nipple on a breast
- dystocia
- difficult childbirth
- pelvimeter
- instrument for measurement of the diameter of the pelvis
- EDC
- estimated date of confinement
- intrauterine device
- contraceptive device inserted into the uterus that prevents implantation of the fertilized egg
- cephalopelvic disproportion
- conditions preventing normal delivery through the birth canal - baby's head too large or birth canal too small
- STD
- sexually transmitted disease
- estimated date of confinement
- expected date for delivery of the baby, normally 280 days or 40 weeks from conception
- HBV
- Hepatitis B Virus
- episiotomy
- incision of the perineum to facilitate delivery
- transvaginal
- across or through the vagina
- endometritis
- inflammation of the endometrium
- ovariocentesis
- puncture of an ovary or ovarian cyst
- episiorrhapy
- repair of a lacerated vulva or an epistiotomy
- human papilloma virus
- virus that causes an infection that can occur on the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals
- metromalacia
- a softening or loss of consistency of the uterus
- ovoid
- an oval or egg-shaped form
- lactogenesis
- milk production
- salpingolysis
- lossening the fallopian tube from adhesions
- HPV
- Human Papilloma Virus
- Hepatitis B Virus
- virus that causes an inflammation of the liver as a result of transmission through any body fluid
- gynecologist
- a physician specializing in gynecology
- mastectomy
- removal of a breast
- hormone replacement therapy
- use of hormone (estrogen or progesterone) to replace a deficiency or regulate production
- menarche
-
establishment of the menstrual function
the time of the first menstrual period - hysterectomy
- removal of the uterus
- menostasis
- stopping of menstruation
- tocolysis
- loosening (easing of labor/childbirth
- TAB
- therapeutic abortion
- therapeutic abortion
- abortion induced by mechanical means or by drugs for medical consideration
- polymastia
- presence of more than two breasts
- vulvectomy
- excision of the vulva
- salpingo-oophorectomy
- removal of a uterine tube or an ovary
- oligomenorrhea
- scanty menstrual period
- HSV
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- gynecology
- treatment of disorders of the female reproductive and urinary system
- PID
- pelvic inflammation disease
- hysterorrhexis
- rupture of the uterus
- hysterospasm
- spasm of the uterus
- mammotrophic
- having a stimulating effect upon the development, growth, or function of teh mammary glands
- salpingotomy
- incision into a fallopian tube -- used to remove an ectopic pregnancy
- hyperplasia
- an increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue or organ
- vulvitis
- inflammation of the vulva
- IUD
- intrauterine device
- vaginosis
- infection of the vagina with little or no inflammation -- milklike discharge and an unpleasant odor