Chapter 13 Gynecology and Obstetrics Chapter 13 Assignments 1.
Read Chapter 13, “Gynecology and Obstetrics” in the text “Medical Language: Immerse Yourself.
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Complete ONLY the textbook exercises listed below by the due date for 5 points toward your grade. (The other exercises do NOT need to be completed). Chapter exercises will be checked on the due dates on the class Schedule. Homework turned in after the due date will receive 50% credit. Textbook Exercises – Complete ONLY the following: Vocubulary Review Building Medical Words
Labeling, p 659 Combining Forms, p 660 Combining Forms and Suffix, p 661-2 Prefix, p 662 Multiple Combining Forms and Suffix, p 663 Combining Forms, p 698 Related Combining Forms, p 698 Combining Form and Suffix, p 699-700 Prefix, p 700 Multiple Combining Forms and Suffix, p 701 Matching, p 701-702
Building Medical Words
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Chapter 13 Study Guide: 1. 2.
Review all previous word lists and study guides as we move ahead through the remaining course. You may find questions on a test from a previous chapter. You will need to know all of these terms from memory. The midterm and final exam are “closed book” exams. Learn the combining forms, prefixes, suffixes and any additional medical terms from the Word List below. Recognize, pronounce, build, and correctly spell medical terms related to the above system.
Chapter 13 Word List Combining Forms Combining Form ablat/o‐ abort/o‐ acr/o‐ aden/o‐ adnex/o‐ amni/o‐ anastom/o‐ areol/o‐ aspir/o‐ augment/o‐ bilirubin/o‐ bi/o‐ cancer/o‐ candid/o‐ carcin/o‐ cephal/o‐ cervic/o‐ chol/o‐ chorion/o‐ chrom/o‐ colp/o‐ concept/o‐ con/o‐ construct/o‐ contract/o‐ cry/o‐ culd/o‐ cyan/o‐ cyst/o‐ cyt/o‐ depress/o‐ dilat/o‐ dissect/o‐ dors/o‐ dur/o‐ eclamps/o‐ ectop/o‐ efface/o‐ embol/o‐ embryon/o‐ episi/o‐ esthes/o‐ estr/a‐ estr/o‐ excis/o‐ fallopi/o‐ fer/o‐ fertil/o‐ fet/o‐ fibr/o‐ flex/o‐ fratern/o‐ fund/o‐ galact/o‐ gene/o‐ genit/o‐ gen/o‐ gestat/o‐
Medical Meaning take away; destroy stop prematurely extremity; highest point gland accessory connecting parts amnion (fetal membrane) create an opening between two structures small area around the nipple to breathe in; to suck in increase in size or degree bilirubin life; living organisms; living tissue cancer Candida (a yeast) cancer head neck; cervix bile; gall chorion (fetal membrane) color vagina to conceive or form cone to build pull together cold cul‐de‐sac blue bladder; fluid‐filled sac; semisolid cyst cell press down dilate; widen to cut apart back; dorsum dura mater a seizure outside of a place do away with; obliterate embolus (occluding plug) embryo; immature form vulva sensation; feeling female female to cut out uterine tube (fallopian tube) to bear able to conceive a child fetus fiber bending close association or relationship fundus (part farthest from the opening) milk gene genitalia arising from; produced by from conception to birth
Combining Form lith/o‐ lob/o‐ log/o‐ ly/o‐ malign/o‐ mamm/a‐ mamm/o‐ manu/o‐ mast/o‐ melan/o‐ men/o‐ menstru/o‐ metri/o‐ metr/o‐ mult/i‐ my/o‐ myx/o‐ nat/o‐ ne/o‐ nuch/o‐ null/i‐ obstetr/o‐ olig/o‐ om/o‐ o/o‐ oophor/o‐ ovari/o‐ ov/i‐ ov/o‐ ovul/o‐ ox/y‐ pareun/o‐ pariet/o‐ par/o‐ part/o‐ parturit/o‐ ped/o‐ pelv/o‐ pendul/o‐ perine/o‐ phor/o‐ phot/o‐ phylact/o‐ physic/o‐ placent/o‐ plasm/o‐ plas/o‐ pne/o‐ pregn/o‐ prim/i‐ product/o‐ py/o‐ radic/o‐ recept/o‐ rect/o‐ reduct/o‐ rrhag/o‐ sacr/o‐ sarc/o‐
Medical Meaning stone lobe of an organ word; the study of break down; destroy intentionally causing harm; cancer breast breast hand breast black month monthly discharge of blood uterus (womb) measurement: uterus (womb) many muscle mucus‐like substance birth new neck none pregnancy and childbirth scanty; few tumor; mass ovum (egg) ovary ovary ovum (egg) ovum (egg) ovum (egg) oxygen; quick sexual intercourse wall of a cavity birth childbirth to be in labor child pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis) hanging down perineum to bear; to carry; range light guarding; protecting body placenta plasma growth; formation breathing being with child first produce pus all parts including the root receive rectum to bring back; decrease excessive flow or discharge sacrum connective tissue
gonad/o‐ gon/o‐ gynec/o‐ hem/o‐ hydatidi/o‐ hydr/o‐ hyster/o‐ iatr/o‐ incis/o‐ induct/o‐ inflammat/o‐ inject/o‐ insemin/o‐ involut/o‐ isch/o‐ labi/o‐ lact/i‐ lact/o‐ lapar/o‐ later/o‐ lei/o‐ leuk/o‐ ligat/o‐
gonads (ovaries and testes) seed (ovum or spermatozoon) female; woman blood fuild‐filled vesicles water; fluid uterus (womb) physician; medical treatment to cut into a leading in redness and warmth insert; put in plant a seed enlarged organ returns to normal size keep back; block lip; labium milk milk abdomen side smooth white to tie up; to bind
salping/o‐ scop/o‐ secret/o‐ son/o‐ spir/o‐ stal/o stere/o‐ surg/o‐ suspens/o‐ tact/o‐ therapeut/o‐ toc/o‐ tox/o‐ trop/o‐ tub/o‐ umbilic/o‐ urethr/o‐ urin/o‐ ur/o‐ uter/o‐ vagin/o‐ vers/o‐ vulv/o‐ xer/o‐
uterine tube (fallopian tube) examine with an instrument produce; secrete sound breathe; a coil contraction three dimensions operative procedure hanging touch treatment labor and childbirth poison having an affinity for; stimulating; turning tube umbilicus; navel urethra urine; urinary system urine; urinary system uterus (womb) vagina to travel; to turn vulva dry
Medical Meaning toward; in the direction of pertaining to amniotic fluid pertaining to pertaining to forward; before state of pertaining to a beginning pertaining to a process; being or having a structure or thing procedure to puncture hernia cell duct (tube) surgical excision condition of vomiting condition of the blood; substance in the blood pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood process of a process having the form of that which produces a record or picture process of recording pregnancy condition; state; thing state of; process of pertaining to a skilled professional or expert a substance pertaining to
Suffix ‐ion ‐ist ‐itis ‐ive ‐ization ‐logy ‐ment ‐nate ‐oid ‐ol ‐oma (pl. –omata) ‐opsy ‐or ‐ory ‐osis ‐ous ‐pause ‐pexy ‐plasty ‐pnea ‐probe ‐rrhaphy ‐rrhea ‐salpinx ‐scope ‐scopy ‐sis ‐some ‐therapy ‐tic ‐tomy ‐ule ‐um ‐verse
Medical Meaning action; condition one who specializes in inflammation of; infection of pertaining to process of making, creating, or inserting the study of action; state thing that is born resembling chemical substance tumor; mass process of viewing person or thing that produces or does having the function of condition; abnormal condition; process pertaining to cessation process of surgically fixing in place process of reshaping by surgery breathing rodlike instrument procedure of suturing flow; discharge uterine (fallopian) tube instrument used to examine process of using an instrument to examine process; condition; abnormal condition a body treatment pertaining to process of cutting or making an incision small thing a structure; period of time to travel; to turn
Suffixes Suffix ‐ad ‐al ‐amnios ‐an ‐ant ‐ante ‐ancy ‐ar ‐arche ‐ary ‐ation ‐body ‐centesis ‐cele ‐cyte ‐duct ‐ectomy ‐emesis ‐emia ‐emic ‐ery ‐esis ‐form ‐gen ‐gram ‐graphy ‐gravida ‐ia ‐iasis ‐ic ‐ician ‐in ‐ine
Prefixes Prefix a‐ an‐ ante‐ anti‐ bi‐ di‐ dys‐ ecto‐ endo‐ epi‐ hyper‐
Medical Meaning away from; without without; not forward; before against two two painful; difficult; abnormal outermost; outside innermost; within upon; above above; more than normal
Prefix intra‐ peri‐ poly‐ post‐ pre‐ pro‐ re‐ retro‐ trans‐ tri‐ ultra‐
Medical Meaning within around many; much after; behind before; in front of before again and again; backward; unable to behind; backward across; through three beyond; higher
Additional Medical Terms (know the highlighted terms) Term abruptio placentae acid phosphatase adnexa alpha fetoprotein amnion Apgar score areola (pl. areolae) assay Bartholin glands Braxton Hicks breech cerclage cervix cesarean section chorion cilia (sing. cilium) climacteric clitoris colostrums contraception corpus corpus luteum cul‐de‐sac curet (also curette) curettage descensus elective gestational diabetes mellitus
disproportion dysfunctional eclampsia embryo exfoliative fetus fimbriae (sing. fimbria) follicle fontanel fornix fundus gamete gene
Medical Meaning complete or partial separation of the placenta from the uterine wall before the third stage of labor enzyme from prostate gland found in semen, presence in vagina indicates sexual intercourse conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomic parts a serum protein produced during pregnancy, useful in the prenatal diagnosis of multiple births or birth defects a membrane sac that produces amniotic fluid (“bag of waters”) procedure that assigns a score to a newborn after birth to assess heart rate, respiratory rate, muscle tone, response to stimulation and skin color the pigmented area around the nipple analysis to determine the presence, absence, or quantity of one or more components either of two small, oval, mucus‐secreting glands, one on each side of the base of the vagina uterine contractions during the last trimester of pregnancy to strengthen itself in preparation for childbirth a fetus that is presented at the uterine cervix buttocks or legs first procedure to place a purse‐string suture around the cervix to prevent it from dilating prematurely the neck of the uterus procedure to deliver a fetus through an incision in the abdominal wall and uterus the outermost membrane around the embryo a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe a period of life characterized by physiological and psychic change that marks the end of the reproductive capacity of women and terminates with the completion of menopause. the organ of sexual response in the female the first thick, yellowish milk from the breasts after childbirth intentional prevention of conception or impregnation through the use of various devices, agents, drugs, sexual practices, or surgical procedures the main part of a bodily structure or organ the ruptured ovarian follicle that has filled with fat a saclike cavity or tube open only at one end a scoop‐shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus. the removal of tissue or growths from the interior of a body cavity, such as the uterus, by scraping with a curette Latin for “falling from a higher position” beneficial to the patient but not essential for survival temporary disorder of glucose metabolism during pregnancy out of proportion, as a baby with a large skull and a mother with a small pelvis not functioning normally a severe disorder of pregnancy with increased blood pressure, edema, weight gain and protein in the urine, can be fatal a fertilized human egg after 4 days of development through the 8th week of development coming off in scales, as scaling skin or any structure separating in flakes a human embryo after 8 weeks of development moving, fingerlike projections at the end of the uterine (fallopian) tube a small bodily cavity or sac any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant. (Also “soft spot”) an anatomical arch or fold the base of an organ or the part farthest away from its opening a mature ovum a hereditary unit on a chromosome, determines a particular characteristic in an organism, and is capable of
genitalia gravida gravidarum hydatidiform mole hymen in situ in utero in vitro incompetent inertia infundibulum introitus jaundice labia majora labia minora lecithin lochia lumen lumpectomy luteinizing hormone malpresentation meconium menses mons pubis Nägele’s rule nurse midwife os ovary ovum (pl. ova) Pap smear para peau d’orange pica placenta placenta previa progesterone prolapse proliferative prostaglandin prosthesis Skene’s glands speculum sphingomyelin tampon tenaculum testosterone trimester ultrasound umbilicus uterus vagina vernix caseosa vertex villus vulva zygote
replicating itself at each cell division. the organs of the reproductive system (Latin for “pertaining to generation and birth”) Latin for “pregnant woman” or “pregnancy” Latin for “of pregnancy” an abnormal mass in the uterus fold of mucous membrane partly or wholly closing the orifice of the vagina in the natural or original position or place; in situ cancer ‐ confined to the breast duct still within the uterus outside the living body and in an artificial environment of cells unable to function properly lack of activity or movement —used especially of the uterus in labor when its contractions are weak or irregular the funnel‐shaped part of the uterine (fallopian) tube the orifice of a body cavity, especially the vaginal opening (Latin for “entrance”) yellowish discoloration of the skin in a newborn the two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the vaginal opening and that form the external lateral boundaries of the vulva the two thin inner folds of skin within the vestibule of the vagina enclosed within the cleft of the labia majora a component of surfactant that keeps alveoli from collapsing with each exhalation small amounts of blood, tissue, and fluid which flow from the uterus after birth the inner open space or cavity of a tubular organ, as of a blood vessel procedure to excise a small malignant tumor of the breast hormone that stimulates a follicle each month to rupture and release an ovum and stimulate the follicle to secrete estradiol and progesterone presentation of a part of a fetus other than the back of the head during parturition the first thick, greenish‐black, sticky stool from a newborn the monthly flow of blood and cellular debris from the uterus that begins at puberty and ceases at menopause the rounded, fleshy pad with pubic hair that overlies the pubic bone procedure used to calculate the patient’s estimated date of birth or due date allied health professional who (with a physician) manage a patient’s prenatal care, delivery and postpartum care an opening into a hollow organ or canal one of the paired female reproductive organs that produce ova and certain sex hormones, including estrogen the female reproductive cell or gamete; egg screening cytology test used to detect abnormal cells or carcinoma in the cervix Latin meaning “to bring forth” dimpling of skin like that of an orange peel an unnatural craving for and compulsive eating of substances with no nutritional value the organ formed in the uterus from the uterine mucous membrane and the membranes of the fetus, providing for nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products incorrect position of the placenta either partially or completely covering the birth canal hormone secreted by a ruptured follicle after ovulation the falling down or slipping of a body part from its usual position capable of growing or multiplying by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring a hormone‐like compound that constricts blood vessels in the uterine wall to prevent excessive bleeding an artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body glands located on the anterior wall of the vagina, around the lower end of the urethra any of various instruments for insertion into a body passage to facilitate visual inspection a phospholipid in amniotic fluid, higher when the fetal lungs are immature a wad of absorbent material (as cotton) introduced into a body cavity or canal usually to absorb secretions (as from menstruation) or to arrest hemorrhaging a long, scissors‐like instrument with two curved, pointed ends used to grasp the cervix male hormone secreted by cells around the follicle; plays a role in female sexual drive each of 3 periods of pregnancy lasting 3 months vibrations of the same physical nature as sound but with frequencies above the range of human hearing the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; (also navel) the hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the embryo develops a canal in females that leads from the uterus to the external orifice opening into the vestibule between the labia minora a thick, white cheesy substance that covers the skin of a newborn a fingerlike projection that the chorion sends ot to implant in the endometrium the top of the head the external genitals of human females, including the labia, mons veneris, clitoris, and the vaginal orifice (Latin for “a covering for the womb”) the cell formed by the union of the nuclei of two reproductive cells (gametes), especially a fertilized egg cell
Abbreviations (know the highlighted abbreviations) Abbreviation AB, Ab AFP AGA ART ASC‐H ASC‐US BBT BPD BPP BRCA BSE BSO Bx Ca CIN CIS CNM CPD CS CVS D&C DBU EDB EDC EGA FHR FSH G GIFT G/TPAL GYN HCG, hCG HPV HRT HSG HSIL
Medical Meaning abortion alpha fetoprotein appropriate for gestational age assisted reproductive technology atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude HSIL atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance basal body temperature biparietal diameter (of fetal head) biophysical profile breast cancer (gene) breast self‐examination bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy biopsy cancer, carcinoma cervical intraepithelial neoplasia carcinoma in situ certified nurse midwife cephalopelvic disproportion cesarean section (“C‐section”) chorionic villus sampling dilation and curettage dysfunctional uterine bleeding estimated date of birth estimated date of confinement estimated gestational age fetal heart rate follicle‐stimulating hormone gravida gamete intrafallopian transfer gravida, term newborns, premature newborns, abortions, living children gynecology human chorionic gonadotropin human papillomavirus hormone replacement therapy hysterosalpingography high‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
Abbreviation ICSI IUGR IVF L&D LEEP LGA LH LMP L/S LSIL NB NICU NST NSVD OB OB/GYN OCP P Pap PID PMDD PMS PROM ROM SAB SCC SGA STD TAB TAH‐BSO TPAL TRAM TVH VBAC ZIFT
Medical Meaning intracytoplasmic sperm injection intrauterine growth retardation in vitro fertilization labor and delivery loop electrocautery excision procedure large for gestational age luteinizing hormone last menstrual period lecithin/sphingomyelin (ratio) low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesion newborn neonatal intensive care unit nonstress test normal spontaneous vaginal delivery obstetrics obstetrics and gynecology oral contraceptive pill para Papanicolaou (smear or test) pelvic inflammatory disease premenstrual dysphoric disorder premenstrual syndrome premature rupture of membranes rupture of membranes spontaneous abortion squamous cell carcinoma small for gestational age sexually transmitted disease therapeutic abortion total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy term newborns, premature newborns, abortions, living children transverse rectus abdominis muscle (flap) total vaginal hysterectomy vaginal birth after cesarean section (“V‐ back”) zygote intrafallopian transfer
CHAPTER 13 Pronunciation Checklist Read each word and its pronunciation. Practice pronouncing each word. Pronunciation help can be found at: http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/resources/pronunciations/index/a.html or http://dictionary.reference.com/ ❏ abortion (ah‐BOR‐shun) ❏ abruptio placentae (ab‐RUP‐shee‐oh plah‐SEN‐tee) ❏ acrocyanosis (AK‐roh‐SY‐ah‐NOH‐sis) ❏ adenocarcinoma (AD‐eh‐noh‐KAR‐sih‐NOH‐mah) ❏ adnexa (ad‐NEK‐sah) ❏ adnexal (ad‐NEK‐sal) ❏ alpha fetoprotein (AL‐fah FEE‐toh‐PROH‐teen) ❏ amenorrhea (AH‐meh‐noh‐REE‐ah) ❏ amniocentesis (AM‐nee‐oh‐sen‐TEE‐sis) ❏ amnion (AM‐nee‐on)
❏ amniotic fluid (AM‐nee‐AWT‐ik FLOO‐id) ❏ amniotomy (AM‐nee‐AW‐toh‐mee) ❏ androgen (AN‐droh‐jen) ❏ anovulation (AN‐aw‐vyoo‐LAY‐shun) ❏ anteflexion (AN‐tee‐FLEK‐shun) ❏ antepartum (AN‐tee‐PAR‐tum) ❏ antibiotic drug (AN‐tee‐by‐AWT‐ik DRUHG) (AN‐tih‐by‐AWT‐ik) ❏ antibody (AN‐tee‐BAWD‐ee) (AN‐tih‐BAWD‐ee) ❏ apnea (AP‐nee‐ah) ❏ apneic (AP‐nee‐ik)
❏ areola (ah‐REE‐oh‐lah) ❏ areolae (ah‐REE‐oh‐lee) ❏ areolar (ah‐REE‐oh‐lar) ❏ aspiration (AS‐pih‐RAY‐shun) ❏ assay (AS‐say) ❏ augmentation mammaplasty (AWG‐men‐TAY‐shun MAM‐ah‐PLAS‐ tee) ❏ Bartholin’s glands (BAR‐thoh‐linz GLANZ) ❏ bilateral (by‐LAT‐er‐al) ❏ bimanual examination (by‐MAN‐yoo‐al eks‐ZAM‐ih‐NAY‐shun) ❏ biophysical profile (BY‐oh‐FIZ‐ih‐kal PRO‐file) ❏ biopsy (BY‐awp‐see) ❏ biparietal diameter (BY‐pah‐RY‐eh‐tal dy‐AM‐eh‐ter) ❏ Braxton Hicks contraction (BRAK‐ston HIKS con‐TRAK‐shun) ❏ breast (BREST) ❏ breech (BREECH) ❏ cancerous (KAN‐ser‐us) ❏ candidiasis (KAN‐dih‐DY‐ah‐sis) ❏ carcinoma (KAR‐sih‐NOH‐mah) ❏ carcinoma in situ (KAR‐sih‐NOH‐mah IN SY‐too) ❏ cephalic presentation (seh‐FAL‐ik PREE‐sen‐TAY‐shun) ❏ cephalopelvic disproportion (SEF‐ah‐loh‐PEL‐vik DIS‐proh‐POR‐shun) ❏ cerclage (sir‐CLAWJ) ❏ cervical (SER‐vih‐kal) ❏ cervical canal (SER‐vih‐kal kah‐NAL) ❏ cervical os (SER‐vih‐kal AWS) ❏ cervix (SER‐viks) ❏ cesarean section (seh‐ZAY‐ree‐an SEK‐shun) ❏ chorion (KOH‐ree‐on) ❏ chorionic (KOH‐ree‐ON‐ik) ❏ chorionic villus sampling (KOH‐ree‐ON‐ik VIL‐us SAM‐pling) ❏ chromosome (KROH‐moh‐sohm) ❏ cilia (SIL‐ee‐ah) ❏ climacteric (kly‐MAK‐ter‐ik) ❏ clitoris (KLIT‐oh‐ris) ❏ colostrum (koh‐LAWS‐trum) ❏ colporrhaphy (kohl‐POR‐ah‐fee) ❏ conception (con‐SEP‐shun) ❏ congenital (con‐JEN‐ih‐tal) ❏ conization (KOH‐nih‐ZAY‐shun) ❏ contraception (CON‐trah‐SEP‐shun) ❏ corpus (KOR‐pus) ❏ corpus luteum (KOR‐pus LOO‐tee‐um) ❏ crowning (KROWN‐ing) ❏ cryoprobe (KRY‐oh‐prohb) ❏ cryosurgery (KRY‐oh‐SER‐jer‐ee) ❏ culdoscopy (kul‐DAWS‐koh‐pee) ❏ curettage (kyoo‐reh‐TAWZH)
❏ curet (kyoo‐RET) ❏ cystocele (SIS‐toh‐seel) ❏ cytology (sy‐TAWL‐oh‐jee) ❏ descensus (dee‐SEN‐sus) ❏ dilation (dy‐LAY‐shun) ❏ dissection (dih‐SEK‐shun) ❏ dorsal lithotomy (DOR‐sal lih‐THAW‐toh‐mee) ❏ dysfunctional uterine bleeding (dis‐FUNK‐shun‐al YOO‐ter‐in BLEED‐ ing) ❏ dysmenorrhea (DIS‐men‐oh‐REE‐ah) ❏ dyspareunia (DIS‐pah‐ROO‐nee‐ah) ❏ dysplasia (dis‐PLAY‐zee‐ah) ❏ dysplastic (dis‐PLAS‐tik) ❏ dystocia (dis‐TOH‐see‐ah) ❏ eclampsia (ee‐KLAMP‐see‐ah) ❏ ectocervical (EK‐toh‐SER‐vih‐kal) ❏ ectopic pregnancy (ek‐TOP‐ik PREG‐nan‐see) ❏ effacement (eh‐FAYS‐ment) ❏ embolization (EM‐bol‐ih‐ZAY‐shun) ❏ embryo (EM‐bree‐oh) ❏ embryonic (EM‐bree‐ON‐ik) ❏ endocervical (EN‐doh‐SER‐vih‐kal) ❏ endometrial (EN‐doh‐MEE‐tree‐al) ❏ endometrial ablation (EN‐doh‐MEE‐tree‐al ah‐BLAY‐shun) ❏ endometriosis (EN‐doh‐MEE‐tree‐OH‐sis) ❏ endometrium (EN‐doh‐MEE‐tree‐um) ❏ endoscope (EN‐doh‐skohp) ❏ epidural anesthesia (EP‐ih‐DOO‐ral AN‐es‐THEE‐zee‐ah) ❏ episiotomy (eh‐PIS‐ee‐AW‐toh‐mee) ❏ estradiol (ES‐trah‐DY‐awl) ❏ excisional biopsy (ek‐SIH‐shun‐al BY‐awp‐see) ❏ exfoliative cytology (eks‐FOH‐lee‐ah‐tiv sy‐TAWL‐oh‐jee) ❏ fallopian tube (fah‐LOH‐pee‐an TOOB) ❏ fertilization (FER‐til‐ih‐ZAY‐shun) ❏ fetal (FEE‐tal) ❏ fetus (FEE‐tus) ❏ fibrocystic disease (FY‐broh‐SIS‐tik dih‐ZEEZ) ❏ fimbriae (FIM‐bree‐ee) ❏ follicle (FAWL‐ih‐kl) ❏ follicle‐stimulating hormone (FAWL‐ih‐kl STIM‐yoo‐lay‐ting HOR‐ mohn) ❏ fontanel (FAWN‐tah‐NEL) ❏ fornix (FOR‐niks) ❏ fraternal twins (frah‐TER‐nal TWINZ) ❏ fundal (FUN‐dal) ❏ fundus (FUN‐dus) ❏ galactorrhea (gah‐LAK‐toh‐REE‐ah) ❏ gamete (GAM‐eet)
❏ gene (JEEN) ❏ genetic (jeh‐NET‐ik) ❏ genital (JEN‐ih‐tal) ❏ genitalia (JEN‐ih‐TAY‐lee‐ah) ❏ gestation (jes‐TAY‐shun) ❏ gestational diabetes mellitus (jes‐TAY‐shun‐al DY‐ah‐BEE‐teez MEL‐ ih‐tus) ❏ gonad (GOH‐nad) ❏ gonadotropin (GOH‐nah‐doh‐TROH‐pin) ❏ gravida (GRAV‐ih‐dah) ❏ gynecologic (GY‐neh‐koh‐LAW‐jik) ❏ gynecologist (GY‐neh‐KAWL‐oh‐jist) ❏ gynecology (GY‐neh‐KAWL‐oh‐jee) ❏ hemosalpinx (HEE‐moh‐SAL‐pinks) ❏ human papillomavirus (HYOO‐man PAP‐ih‐LOH‐mah‐VY‐rus) ❏ hydatidiform mole (HY‐dah‐TID‐ih‐form MOHL) ❏ hydrosalpinx (HY‐droh‐SAL‐pinks) ❏ hymen (HY‐men) ❏ hyperbilirubinemia (HY‐per‐BIL‐ih‐ROO‐bih‐NEEmee‐ ah) ❏ hyperemesis gravidarum (HY‐per‐EM‐eh‐sis GRAV‐ih‐DAIR‐um) ❏ hysterectomy (HIS‐ter‐EK‐toh‐mee) ❏ hysteropexy (HIS‐ter‐oh‐PEK‐see) ❏ hysterosalpingogram (HIS‐ter‐oh‐sal‐PING‐goh‐gram) ❏ hysterosalpingography (HIS‐ter‐oh‐SAL‐ping‐GAWGrah‐ fee) ❏ incisional biopsy (in‐SIH‐shun‐al BY‐awp‐see) ❏ incompetent cervix (in‐COM‐peh‐tent SER‐viks) ❏ induction (in‐DUK‐shun) ❏ inframammary (IN‐frah‐MAM‐ah‐ree) ❏ infundibulum (IN‐fun‐DIB‐yoo‐lum) ❏ insemination (in‐SEM‐ih‐NAY‐shun) ❏ intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IN‐trah‐SY‐toh‐PLAS‐mik SPERM in‐ JEK‐shun) ❏ intrafallopian transfer (IN‐trah‐fah‐LOH‐pee‐an TRANS‐fer) ❏ intrauterine cavity (IN‐trah‐YOO‐ter‐in) (IN‐trah‐YOO‐ter‐ine KAV‐ih‐ tee) ❏ introitus (in‐TROH‐ih‐tus) ❏ in vitro fertilization (IN VEE‐troh FER‐til‐ih‐ZAY‐shun) ❏ involution (IN‐voh‐LOO‐shun) ❏ involutional melancholy (IN‐voh‐LOO‐shun‐al MEL‐an‐KOH‐lee‐ah) ❏ ischemic phase (is‐KEE‐mik FAYZ) ❏ jaundice (JAWN‐dis) ❏ labial (LAY‐bee‐al) ❏ labia majora (LAY‐bee‐ah mah‐JOR‐ah) ❏ labia minora (LAY‐bee‐ah my‐NOR‐ah) ❏ lactation (lak‐TAY‐shun) ❏ lactiferous duct (lak‐TIF‐er‐us DUHKT) ❏ lactiferous lobule (lak‐TIF‐er‐us LAWB‐yool) ❏ laparoscope (LAP‐ah‐roh‐SKOHP) ❏ laparoscopy (LAP‐ah‐RAWS‐koh‐pee)
❏ lecithin (LES‐ih‐thin) ❏ leiomyoma (LIE‐oh‐my‐OH‐mah) ❏ leiomyomata (LIE‐oh‐my‐OH‐mah‐tah) ❏ leiomyosarcoma (LIE‐oh‐MY‐oh‐sar‐KOH‐mah) ❏ leukorrhea (LOO‐koh‐REE‐ah) ❏ ligament (LIG‐ah‐ment) ❏ lochia (LOH‐kee‐ah) ❏ lumen (LOO‐men) ❏ lumpectomy (lum‐PEK‐toh‐mee) ❏ luteinizing hormone (LOO‐tee‐ih‐NY‐zing HOR‐mohn) ❏ malignancy (mah‐LIG‐nan‐see) ❏ malpresentation (MAL‐pree‐sen‐TAY‐shun) ❏ mammaplasty (MAM‐ah‐PLAS‐tee) ❏ mammary glands (MAM‐ah‐ree GLANZ) ❏ mammogram (MAM‐oh‐gram) ❏ mammography (mah‐MAWG‐rah‐fee) ❏ mammoplasty (MAM‐oh‐PLAS‐tee) ❏ mastectomy (mas‐TEK‐toh‐mee) ❏ mastitis (mas‐TY‐tis) ❏ mastopexy (MAS‐toh‐PEK‐see) ❏ meconium (meh‐KOH‐nee‐um) ❏ meconium aspiration (meh‐KOH‐nee‐um AS‐pih‐RAY‐shun) ❏ meiosis (my‐OH‐sis) ❏ menarche (meh‐NAR‐kee) ❏ menometrorrhagia (MEN‐oh‐MEE‐troh‐RAY‐jee‐ah) ❏ menopausal (MEN‐oh‐PAW‐zal) ❏ menopause (MEN‐oh‐pawz) ❏ menorrhagia (MEN‐oh‐RAY‐jee‐ah) ❏ menses (MEN‐seez) ❏ menstrual (MEN‐stroo‐al) ❏ menstruate (MEN‐stroo‐ate) ❏ menstruation (MEN‐stroo‐AA‐shun) ❏ mitosis (my‐TOH‐sis) ❏ mons pubis (MAWNZ PYOO‐bis) ❏ multigravida (MUL‐tih‐GRAV‐ih‐dah) ❏ multiparous (mul‐TIP‐ah‐rus) ❏ myomectomy (MY‐oh‐MEK‐toh‐mee) ❏ myometrial (MY‐oh‐MEE‐tree‐al) ❏ myometritis (MY‐oh‐mee‐TRY‐tis) ❏ myometrium (MY‐oh‐MEE‐tree‐um) ❏ Nägele’s rule (NAY‐gelz ROOL) ❏ neonatal (NEE‐oh‐NAY‐tal) ❏ neonate (NEE‐oh‐nayt) ❏ neonatologist (NEE‐oh‐nay‐TAWL‐oh‐jist) ❏ neonatology (NEE‐oh‐nay‐TAWL‐oh‐jee) ❏ nipple (NIP‐l) ❏ nuchal cord (NOO‐kal CORD) ❏ nulligravida (NUL‐ih‐GRAV‐ih‐dah) ❏ nurse midwife (NURS MID‐wyfe) ❏ obstetrician (AWB‐steh‐TRISH‐an) ❏ obstetrics (awb‐STET‐riks)
❏ oligohydramnios (OL‐ih‐goh‐hy‐DRAM‐nee‐ohs)
❏ pyosalpinx (PY‐oh‐SAL‐pinks)
❏ oligomenorrhea (OL‐ih‐goh‐MEN‐oh‐REE‐ah)
❏ radical mastectomy (RAD‐ih‐kal mas‐TEK‐toh‐mee)
❏ oocyte (OH‐oh‐site)
❏ receptor (ree‐SEP‐tor)
❏ oogenesis (OH‐oh‐JEN‐eh‐sis)
❏ reconstructive breast surgery (REE‐con‐STRUK‐tiv BREST SER‐jer‐ee)
❏ oophorectomy (OH‐of‐or‐EK‐toh‐mee)
❏ reduction mammaplasty (ree‐DUK‐shun MAM‐ah‐PLAS‐tee)
❏ ova (OH‐vah)
❏ reproductive system (REE‐proh‐DUK‐tiv SIS‐tem)
❏ ovarian (oh‐VAIR‐ee‐an)
❏ retroflexion (RET‐roh‐FLEK‐shun)
❏ ovary (OH‐vah‐ree)
❏ retroversion (RET‐roh‐VER‐shun)
❏ oviduct (OH‐vih‐dukt)
❏ salpingectomy (SAL‐pin‐JEK‐toh‐mee)
❏ ovulation (AWV‐yoo‐LAY‐shun)
❏ salpingitis (SAL‐pin‐JY‐tis)
❏ ovum (OH‐vum)
❏ salpingo‐oophorectomy (sal‐PING‐goh‐ OH‐of‐or‐EK‐toh‐mee)
❏ oxytocin (AWK‐see‐TOH‐sin)
❏ secretory phase (SEE‐kreh‐TOH‐ree FAYZ)
❏ para (PAIR‐ah)
❏ Skene’s glands (SKEENZ GLANZ)
❏ parturition (PAR‐tyoo‐RIH‐shun)
❏ sonogram (SAWN‐oh‐gram)
❏ peau d’orange (poh‐deh‐RAHNJ)
❏ speculum (SPEK‐yoo‐lum)
❏ pediatrician (PEE‐dee‐ah‐TRISH‐an)
❏ sphingomyelin (SFING‐goh‐MY‐eh‐lin)
❏ pediatrics (PEE‐dee‐AT‐riks)
❏ stereotactic biopsy (STAIR‐ee‐oh‐TAK‐tik BY‐awp‐see)
❏ pelvic cavity (PEL‐vik KAV‐ih‐tee)
❏ surfactant (ser‐FAK‐tant)
❏ pelvic inflammatory disease (PEL‐vik in‐FLAM‐ah‐TOR‐ee dih‐ZEEZ)
❏ tampon (TAM‐pawn)
❏ pelvimetry (pel‐VIM‐ih‐tree)
❏ tenaculum (teh‐NAK‐yoo‐lum)
❏ pendulous breast (PEN‐dyoo‐lus BREST)
❏ therapeutic abortion (THAIR‐ah‐PYOO‐tik ah‐BOR‐shun)
❏ perimenopausal (PAIR‐ee‐MEN‐oh‐PAW‐zal)
❏ tocolytic drug (TOH‐koh‐LIT‐ik DRUHG)
❏ perineal (PAIR‐ih‐NEE‐al)
❏ transvaginal ultrasound (trans‐VAJ‐ih‐nal UL‐trah‐sound)
❏ perineum (PAIR‐ih‐NEE‐um)
❏ transverse rectus abdominis muscle (trans‐VERS REK‐tus ab‐DAWM‐
❏ peristalsis (PAIR‐ih‐STAL‐sis)
❏ prosthesis (praws‐THEE‐sis)
ih‐nis MUS‐el) ❏ trimester (TRY‐mes‐ter) (try‐MES‐ter) ❏ tubal anastomosis (TOO‐bal ah‐NAS‐toh‐MOH‐sis) ❏ tubal ligation (TOO‐bal ly‐GAY‐shun) ❏ tubal pregnancy (TOO‐bal PREG‐nan‐see) ❏ ultrasonography (UL‐trah‐soh‐NAWG‐rah‐fee) ❏ ultrasound (UL‐trah‐sound) ❏ umbilical (um‐BIL‐ih‐kal) ❏ umbilicus (um‐BIL‐ih‐kus) (UM‐bih‐LIE‐kus) ❏ urethral glands (yoo‐REE‐thral GLANZ) ❏ uterine (YOO‐ter‐in) (YOO‐ter‐ine) ❏ uterine inertia (YOO‐ter‐in in‐ER‐shee‐ah) (YOO‐ter‐ine) ❏ uterine suspension (YOO‐ter‐in sus‐PEN‐shun) (YOO‐ter‐ine) ❏ uterus (YOO‐ter‐us) ❏ vagina (vah‐JY‐nah) ❏ vaginal (VAJ‐ih‐nal) ❏ vaginitis (VAJ‐ih‐NY‐tis) ❏ vaginosis (VAJ‐ih‐NOH‐sis) ❏ vernix caseosa (VER‐niks KAY‐see‐OH‐sah) ❏ version (VER‐zhun) ❏ vertex presentation (VER‐teks PREE‐sen‐TAY‐shun) ❏ vulva (VUL‐vah) ❏ vulvar (VUL‐var) ❏ xeromammogram (ZEER‐oh‐MAM‐oh‐gram) ❏ xeromammography (ZEER‐oh‐mah‐MAWG‐rah‐fee)
❏ pubic (PYOO‐bik)
❏ zygote (ZY‐goht)
❏ phototherapy (FOH‐toh‐THAIR‐ah‐pee) ❏ pica (PY‐kah) (PEE‐kah) ❏ placenta (plah‐SEN‐tah) ❏ placenta previa (plah‐SEN‐tah PREE‐vee‐ah) ❏ placental (plah‐SEN‐tal) ❏ polycystic disease (PAWL‐ee‐SIS‐tik dih‐ZEEZ) ❏ polyhydramnios (PAWL‐ee‐hy‐DRAM‐nee‐ohs) ❏ postnatal (post‐NAY‐tal) ❏ postpartum (post‐PAR‐tum) ❏ postpartum depression (post‐PAR‐tum dee‐PRESH‐un) ❏ postpartum hemorrhage (post‐PAR‐tum HEM‐oh‐rij) ❏ preeclampsia (PREE‐ee‐KLAMP‐see‐ah) ❏ pregnant (PREG‐nant) ❏ premenstrual dysphoric disorder (pree‐MEN‐stroo‐al dis‐FOR‐ik dis‐
OR‐der) ❏ premenstrual syndrome (pree‐MEN‐stroo‐al SIN‐drohm) ❏ prenatal (pree‐NAY‐tal) ❏ primigravida (PRY‐mih‐GRAV‐ih‐dah) ❏ progesterone (proh‐JES‐teh‐rohn) ❏ prolapse (PROH‐laps) ❏ proliferative phase (proh‐LIF‐er‐ah‐tiv FAYZ) ❏ prophylactic (PROH‐fih‐LAK‐tik) ❏ prostaglandin (PRAWS‐tah‐GLAN‐din)
❏ pyometritis (PY‐oh‐mee‐TRY‐tis)
