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| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS | Acquired condition that impairs the body's ability to fight infection; the end stage of the HIV infection in which the CD4+ (lymphocyte) count is equal to or less than 200 cells/mm3 |
| Allergen | A substance that can cause an allergic reaction. Common allergens include ragweed pollen, animal dander, and mold |
| Amenorrhea | a condition in which there is an absence of menstrual periods in a woman |
| Anaphylactic shock | severe, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previous antigen |
| Anteflexion | an abnormal position in which an organ is tilted acutely forward, folded over on itself (uterus) |
| Antigen | A substance that the immune system perceives as being foreign or dangerous. |
| Attenuated | Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, and diminished. Vaccines made by attenuated strains are used to prevent diseases like MMR (mesles, mumps, rubella), polio etc |
| Autoimmune | When the body's immune system attacks and destroys (self) healthy body tissue by mistake |
| BSO(Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy) | The removal of both of the ovaries and adjacent fallopian tubes and often is performed as part of a total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TAH | Total abdominal hysterectomy. Removal of uterus including the cervix through abdominal incision |
| Candidiasis | Disease caused by the yeast Candida albicans (thrush) |
| Carcinoma in situ | Premalignant neoplasm that has not invaded the basement membrane but shows cytologic characteristics of cancer |
| Chancre | The classic painless ulcer of syphilis |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | A gram negative bacteria that causes several common sexually transmitted infections. Can cause PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) and sterility. |
| Circumcision | A surgical procedure that removes the foreskin of the penis |
| Climacteric/Menopause | Phase of aging process marking the transition from reproductive phase to a nonreproductive stage of life. A woman is said to be menopausal when she has not had a period for one year. |
| Colporrhaphy | Same as A&P repair. (Anterior and Posterior) Correcting a cystocele and rectocele by shortening and narrowing the muscles that support the bladder and repair the rectocele. |
| Colposcopy | A procedure in which a lighted magnifying instrument called a colposcope (or vaginoscope) is used to examine the vagina and cervix |
| Condyloma | Wartlike growths around the anus, vulva, or glans penis |
| Conization | Surgery to remove a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and cervical canal |
| Culdoscopy | The introduction of a viewing scope/tube through the end of the vagina into the rectouterine pouch to examine pelvic viscera |
| Cystocele | Bulging of the bladder into the vagina |
| Dilation and curettage | A minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough to permit the cervical canal and uterine lining to be scraped with an instrument shaped like a small spoon |
| Dysmenorrhea | Painful menstrual periods |
| Dyspareunia | Pain during sexual intercourse |
| Endometrial biopsy | A common procedure for sampling the inner lining of the uterus |
| Endometriosis | The growth of cells similar to those that form the inside of the uterus outside of the uterus |
| Fibrocystic Disease | Changes or lumpiness (cysts) in one or both breasts. Cysts are benign yet need to be considered potentially malignant and observed for change or growth. Cysts contain fluid. |
| Fibroid | A common benign tumor of the uterus made out of muscle |
| Fistula | An abnormal opening/passageway in the body. (vagina, bladder and rectum) |
| HIV infection | Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Symptomatic virus infection that is not severe enough to be AIDS. Fever, night sweats, diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue are signs and symptoms. |
| Immunity | The state of having sufficient biological defenses to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion (Can't get it) |
| Acquired immunity | Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination .The production of antibodies against a specific agent by the immune system |
| Immunodeficiency disease | A disorder caused by an inherited flaw in the immune system that increases the susceptibility to infections |
| Introitus | An entrance that goes into a canal or hollow organ (vagina) |
| Kaposi sarcoma | A relatively rare type of skin malignancy that tends to afflict elderly people or, those with an abnormal immune system as in AIDS |
| Laparoscopy | A type of surgery in which small incisions are made in the abdominal wall through which instruments (scopes) can be placed to permit structures within the abdomen and pelvis to be seen |
| Leukorrhea | thin, white, milky and mild smelling normal vaginal discharge |
| Mammography | Technique used to visualize normal and abnormal structures within the breasts |
| Mastectomy | A general term for removal of the breast, usually to remove cancerous tissue |
| Menarche | The time in a girl's life when menstruation first begins. Occurs between 9 and 17 years of age. |
| Menorrhagia | Excessive uterine bleeding ( exceeds 7 days, 80 ml) occurring at the expected intervals of the menstrual periods |
| Metrorrhagia | Uterine bleeding other than from menstruation. Excessive bleeding between cycles. Can indicate uterine lesions. |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy | removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes |
| Pap test (Papanicolaou) | A medical procedure to screen for cancer (abnormal cells) of the cervix of the vagina |
| Pelvic Exenteration | Surgical removal all reproductive organs and their lymph nodes and en bloc removal of the rectum, distal sigmoid colon, urinary bladder, distal ureters, internal iliac vessels, entire pelvic floor with accompanying pelvic peritoneum, levator muscles and perineum. |
| Pessary | A device inserted into the vagina to treat prolapsed uterus or in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | An infection of a woman's pelvic organs due to sexually transmitted diseases which can lead to infertility |
| Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia | Previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii. The organism that causes pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) Seen with AIDS |
| Prolapse | Slipping out of position as uterus prolapsing down into vagina |
| Rectocele | Bulging of the front wall of the rectum into the vagina, due to weakening of the pelvic support structures and thinning of the rectovaginal septum |
| Sentinel lymph node mapping | diagnostic test used to identify the first lymph node most likely to drain cancerous cells from the breast; used in axillary lymph node biopsy, for breast cancer staging |
| STI | Sexually Transmitted Infections |
| Trichomoniasis | A sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a parasite passed from person to person. Frothy green copious discharge. |
| Viral load | amount of measurable HIV virus in the blood |
| Vulva | The female external genital organs, including the labia, clitoris, and entrance to the vagina |
| Transabdominal island flap | Breast reconstruction using tissue from the abdomen to re-create a breast mound |
| Panhysterosalpingo-oophorectomy | Removal of the cervix uterus tubes and ovaries. |
| ELISA | enzyme linked immunosorbent assay Test done to detect antibodies |
| Basal temperature | Body temperature taken in am before getting out of bed after awakening. Measured in tenths of degree. Used to evaluate ovulation. |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus There are many different types. Some types can be prevented with vaccines. Some types cause genital warts and cancers. |
