| A | B |
|---|
| cervic(o) | neck, uterine cervix |
| colp(o) | vagina |
| genit(o) | organs of reproduction |
| hyster(o) | uterus |
| lapar(o) | abdominal wall |
| men(o) | month |
| metr(o) | measure, uterine tissue |
| oophor(o) | ovary |
| orchid(o) | testicle |
| perine(o) | perineum |
| laparohysteropexy | laproscopic fixation of uterus |
| anorchism | congenital absence of the testis |
| endomentrium | mucus membrane that lines the uterus |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| hysterosalpingogram | record that is produced in hysterosalpingography |
| metrorrhagia | abnormally heavy or long menstral periods |
| ductus deferens | vessel-long duct that begins at the epididymis,enters the abdominal cavity & connects w/ other structures of the reproductive tract |
| uterine leiomyoma | smooth muscle tumor of the uterus - benign fibroid tumor |
| toxic shock syndrome | caused by staphylococcus-renal failure & abnormal liver function |
| orchiectomy | excision of testis |
| colpectomy | removal of all or part of the vagina |
| genitourinary | pertaining to the urinary and reproductive systems |
| hysteropathy | any disease of the uterus |
| laproscopy | examination of the abdominal cavity w/ a laproscope through 1 or more small incisions in the abdominal wall |
| leukorrhea | white discharge |
| menorrhea | normal or profuse menstruation |
| oogenesis | origin or beginning of ovum |
| orchidalgia | testicular pain |
| rectocele | rectum herniation - weakening between the vagina and rectum |
| salpingopexy | surgical fixation of a fallopian tube |
| salpingorrhaphy | suture of a fallopian tube |
| vulvar | pertaining to the vulva |
| vasotomy | incision of the vas deferens |
| prostatectomy | excision of all or part of the prostate gland |
| hydrocele | a circumscribed collection of fluid |
| myometritis | inflammation of the myometrium |
| anovulation | absence of ovulation |
| oophoropexy | surgical fixation to correct an ovary that has lost it's normal support |
| cystocele | bladder herniation-profusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| testicullar | pertaining to a testical or testis |
| anorchidism | congenital absence of testis |
| salpingectomy | surgical removal of 1 or both uterine tubes |
| colpoplasty | surgical repair of the vagina |
| dysmenorrhea | a painful or difficult menstruation |
| ectopic | outside normal location |
| mensis | normal monthly flow of blood from the genital tract |
| D&C | dilation & curettage - dilation of cervix to allow insertion of a curet into uterus to obtain scrappings for diagnostic testing |
| colpohysterectomy | removal of the uterus by way of the vagina |
