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| vasovasostomy | a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy |
| varicocele | dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes |
| trichomoniasis | infection of the vagina |
| syphilis | a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) |
| pruritus vulvae | persistent itching of the external female genitalia |
| primipara | woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time |
| primigravida | (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time |
| priapism | condition in which the penis is continually erect |
| preeclampsia | abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated |
| placenta previa | pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge |
| orchiopexy | operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum |
| orchidectomy | surgical removal of one or both testicles |
| oophorectomy | surgical removal of one of both ovaries |
| oligomenorrhea | abnormally light or infrequent menstruation |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in childbirth |
| nullipara | (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child |
| neonate | a baby from birth to four weeks |
| menarche | the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman |
| mastopexy | plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts |
| mastalgia | pain in the breast |
| leukorrhea | discharge of white mucous material from the vagina |
| hysteroscopy | visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| hydrocele | disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac |
| gonorrhea | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra |
| fibrocystic breast disease | the presence of one or more cysts in a breast |
| fibroadenoma | benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen |
| episiotomy | surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth |
| epididymitis | painful inflammation of the epididymis |
| endometriosis | the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea |
| endocervicitis | inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix |
| ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus |
| eclampsia | a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| colostrum | milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition |
| chorionic villus sampling | a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed |
| chlamydia | a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the uterine cervix |
| Apgar score | an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant |
| amniocentesis | (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities |
| amenorrhea | absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow |
| abruptio placentae | a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus |
