These medical flash cards refer to the technical terms regarding birth, menstruation and copulation
There are 48 flash cards in this set (8 pages to print.)
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Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| merti, uter/o, hyster/o | uterus |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| L&D | labor and delivery |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| NSD | normal spontaneous delivery |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| amenorrhea | lack of/absence of menstruation |
| aspermia | abnormal condition of the absence of sperm |
| cervial | pertaining to the cervix |
| colposcopy | examination of the vagina and cervical tissue using a scope |
| cryptorchidism | condition of undescended testicles |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| dystocia | difficult/painful labor |
| endoncrinologist | specialist of the endocrine system |
| fibroadenoma | small benign breast lump |
| hysterorrhexis | uterus rupture |
| mastectomy | surgical removal of the breast |
| menarche | beginning of menstruation |
| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during the menstrual cycle |
| nullipara | having never given birth to a viable fetus |
| oligospermia | abnormal condition of few/deficient sperm in semen |
| oophoropexy/ovariopexy | surgical fixation of the ovaries |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testes |
| parathyroidectomy | surgical removal of the parathyroid gland |
| parturition | act of giving childbirth |
| primigravida | first pregnancy |
| prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tubes |
| salping-oophorectomy | surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries |
| tubal ligation | surgical cutting of the fallopian tubes |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| colp/o | vagina |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| men/o | menstruation |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -tocia | labor/birth |
| mast/o | breast |
| -arche | beginning |
| para- | to give birth |
| orch/o | testes |
| primi- | first |
| gravida- | pregnancy |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| oophor/o | ovary |
