FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

• amni/o


  amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
• cervic/o

  neck, cervix
• colp/o, vagin/o

  vagina
• galact/o, lact/o

  milk
• gynec/o


  female
• hyster/o, metri/o, uter/o, metr/o

  uterus
• mamm/o, mast/o


  breast
• men/o


  menses, menstruation
• nat/o


  birth
• oophor/o, ovari/o


  ovary
• salping/o


  tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
• -arche


  beginning
• -cyesis


  pregnancy
• -gravida


  pregnant woman
• -para


  to bear
• -salpinx


  tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
• -tocia


  childbirth, labor
• -version


  turning
• ante-


  before, in front of
• dys-


  bad
• endo-


  in, within
• multi-

  many, much
• post-


  after
• primi-


  first
• adnexa

  Accessory parts of a structure
• atresia


  congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina
• choriocarcinoma


  malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy
• contraceptive diaphragm


  Contraceptive device consisting of a hemisphere of thin rubber bonded to a flexible ring; inserted into the vagina together with spermicidal jelly or cream up to 2 hours before coitus so that spermatozoa cannot enter the uterus, thus preventing conception
• corpus luteum

  ovarian scar tissue that results from rupturing of a follicle during ovulation and becomes a small yellow body that produces progesterone after ovulation
• dyspareunia


  occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse
• endocervicitis


  inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri
• fibroids

  Benign uterine tumors composed of muscle and fibrous tissue; also called leiomyomas (myomas) and fibromyomata uteri
• Infertility


  inability or diminished ability to produce offspring
• hormonal contraception


  use of hormones to suppress ovulation and prevent conception
• oral contraceptive pills


  birth control pills containing estrogen and progesterone in varying proportions
• menarche


  beginning of menstrual function
• oligomenorrhea

  scanty or infrequent menstrual flow
• perineum


  region between the vulva and anus that constitutes the pelvic floor
• puberty

  Period during which secondary sex characteristics begin to develop and the capability of sexual reproduction is attained
• pyosalpinx


  pus in the fallopian tube