| A | B |
|---|
| lact/o | milk |
| obstetricians | medical specialist who assist with labor and delivery |
| vulva | external female genitalia referred collectively |
| placenta | temporary organ of gestation |
| primigravida | woman's first pregnancy |
| amniocentesis | diagnostic test during pregnancy to check for fetal abnormalities |
| TURP | common surgical procedure for benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| menarche | first menstrual cycle |
| release of a mature ovum from the ovary | ovulation |
| zygote | single cell formed at fertilization |
| absence of menstruation | amenorrhea |
| abnormal tipping of the entire uterus forward | anteversion |
| low sperm count | oligospermia |
| vasectomy | permanent form of contraception in males |
| foreskin narrows and prevents exposure of the glans penis | phimosis |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| orchiopathy | disease process of the testicles |
| normal stoppage of menses | menopause |
| hydrocele | fluid filled hernia into the testes |
| fibroids | benign tumors found in the uterus |
| mammogram | routinge screening x-ray of the breast |
| colposcope | used to examine the cervix and vagina |
| anorchism | congenital absence of the testes |
| gyne/o | female |
| nat/o | birth |
| salping/o | tube |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| circum/o | around |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens |
