Exploring Medical Terminology Chapter 8 #2 – Flashcards
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The medical term meaning breast nipple is
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mammary papilla
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External genitals are also called:
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vulva
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The combining form mast/o means:
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breast
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A pair of mucous-producing glands located on each side of the vagina and just above the vaginal opening are known as:
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bartholin glands
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The meaning of the medical term menarche is:
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beginning of menstruation
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The word part that completes the medical term ___/o/logy, which literally means study of women, is:
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gynec
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All of the following are combining forms meaning uterus except:
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cervic/o
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The abbreviation GYN means:
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gynecology
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The combining form for ovary are:
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oophor/o, ovari/o
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The combining form for the vagina is:
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colp/o
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A combining form meaning first or beginning is:
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arche/o
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The meaning of the combining form salping/o is:
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uterine tube (fallopian tube)
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The abbreviation for the cervix is:
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Cx
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The medical term for the inner lining of the uterus is ___metrium
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endo
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The muscular middle layer of the uterus is the:
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myometrium
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A fold of membrane that sometimes covers the opening of the vagina is called the:
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hymen
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In the medical term menorrhagia, the word root means:
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menstruation
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What is the suffix in the medical term hematosalpinx?
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salpinx
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The medical term that means inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus is:
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endometritis
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The meaning of the medical term vervicitis is inflammation of the:
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cervix
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The meaning of the medical term mastitis is inflammation of the:
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breast
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The meaning of the medical term colpitis is inflammation of the:
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vagina
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The meaning of the medical term pyosalpinx is:
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pus in the uterine (fallopian) tube
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The meaning of the medical term salpingocele is:
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hernia of the uterine (fallopian) tube
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A smooth muscle tumor is called a ___, and a smooth muscle tumor of the uterus is called a ___.
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leiomyoma, fibroid
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The medical term endometrial cancer means:
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malignant tumor of the endometrium
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The medical term meaning malignant tumor of the ovary is:
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ovarian cancer
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The medical term referring to the inflammation of the female pelvic organs is:
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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FBD abbreviates the medical term meaning:
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a disorder characterized by one or more benign cysts in the breast
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____ is commonly associated with inflammation of the breast and fibrocystic breast disease; ___ is associated with breastfeeding.
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mastalgia, mastitis
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The meaning of the medical term hysteratresia is:
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closure of the uterus
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Inflammation of the middle, muscular layer of the uterus is:
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myometritis
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The medical term for blood in the uterine tube is:
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hematosalpinx
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The medical term for a hernia of the uterine tube is:
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salpingocele
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The medical term for water in the uterine tube is:
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hydrosalpinx
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A patient is being treated for vesicovaginal fistula, which is:
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abnormal opening between the urinary bladder and the vagina
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The medical term that means inflammation of the inner (lining of the) cervix is:
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endocervicitis
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Which of the following abbreviations refers to a live pathogen that has been linked to cervical cancer?
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HPV
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Which of the following refers to a group of symptoms caused by a Staphylococcus infection?
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Toxic shock syndrome
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Patient A has uterine cancer, Patient B has endometriosis; Patient C has endometrial carcinoma, and Patient D has adenomyosis of the uterus. Which two patients have the same disorder?
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Patients A and C
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The medical term that refers to the excision of the uterine (fallopian) tube and ovary is:
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salpingo-oophorectomy
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The meaning of the medical term colporrhaphy is a suture of the:
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vagina
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The medical term meaning excision of the hymen is:
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hymenectomy
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The meaning of the medical term hysterectomy is excision of the:
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uterus
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The medical term meaning excision of a fibroid tumor from the uterus is:
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myomectomy
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The medical term meaning dilation of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium is dilation and:
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curettage
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The technique that combines mammography and computer-assisted biopsy to obtain tissue from the breast lesion is:
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stereotactic breast biopsy
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A&P repair is a common abbreviation for:
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anterior and posterior colporrhaphy
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The medical term mammogram refers to:
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radiograhic image of the breast
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The medical term referring to an instrument used for visual examination of the vagina (and cervix) is:
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colposcope
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning suture of (a tear in) the vulva, ___/o/rrhaphy, is:
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episi
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning visual examination of the Douglas cul-de-sac ____/o/scopy, is:
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culd
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Another term for cone biopsy is:
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conization
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The procedure that uses an injection of blue dye and/or radioactive isotope to identify metastases of breast cancer is:
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sentinel lymph node biopsy
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The medical term for excision of the cervix is:
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cervicectomy
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The medical term for a surgical procedure that excises the uterus, ovaries, and uterine tubes is:
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hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
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Surgical repair of the vagina is called:
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colpoplasty
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Surgical fixation of the uterus is called:
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hysteropexy
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The medical term for the creation of an artificial opening in the uterine tube is:
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salpingostomy
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A patients medical report describes her procedure as a hysteroscopy, which is:
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visual examination of the uterus or uterine cavity
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If a patient undergoes a procedure for visual examination of the cervix and vagina, the term in her medical report describing this procedure would most likely be:
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colposcopy
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A surgeon performs a surgical puncture to remove fluid from a patient's rectouterine pouch. The term in her medical report describing this procedure is most likely:
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culdocenesis
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A patient undergoes a procedure to suture a perineal vaginal tear. Her medical report identifies this procedure as:
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colpoperineorrhaphy
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A patient undergoes a surgical fixation of the breast, which is called:
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mastopexy
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The anatomic term for the female egg cell is:
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ova
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The pear-sized and pear-shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity (except during pregnancy) is called the:
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uterus
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Endometrium refers to the:
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inner lining of the uterus
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The thin outer layer that covers the surface of the uterus is called the:
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perimetrium
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The medical term referring to the pelvic floor in both the male and female; in females, it usually refers to the area between the vaginal opening and anus:
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perineum
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The term bartholin glands refer to:
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the pair of mucus-producing glands near the vaginal opening
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The term hymen refers to the:
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fold of the membrane found near the opening of the vagina
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The combining form salping/o means:
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uterine, or fallipian, tube
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The combining form meaning first, beginning is:
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arche/o
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity), ____/o/scopy, is:
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hyster
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning excision of an ovary, ___/ectomy is:
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oophor
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning surgical repair of the vagina, ___/o/plasty, is:
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colp
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In the medical term amenorrhea, the word root means:
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menstruation
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The meaning of the medical term menopause is:
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cessation of menstruation
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In the medical term perimetritis, the prefix means:
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surrounding (outer)
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In the medical term hysteratresia, the suffix means:
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absence of normal body opening; occlusion; closure
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The medical term that means rapid flow of blood from the uterus at menstruation and between menstrual cycles is:
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menometrorrhagia
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The meaning of the medical term salpingitis is inflammation of the:
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uterine, or fallopian, tube
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The meaning of the medical term oophoritis is inflammation of the:
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ovary
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The meaning of the medical term myometritis is inflammation of the:
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uterine muscle
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The meaning of the medical term hydrosalpinx is:
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water in the uterine tube
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The meaning of the medical term dysmenorrhea is:
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painful menstrual discharge
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The medical term hysteroptosis is also known as:
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prolapsed uterus
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The medical term endometriosis means:
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abnormal condition where endometrial tissue grows in various areas in the pelvic cavity
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The medical term meaning growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus is:
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adenomyosis
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The medical term referring to the abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina is:
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vesicovaginal fistula
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The medical term that refers to the creation of an artificial opening in a fallopian tube (performed to restore patency) is:
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salpingostomy
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Te correct spelling of the medical term meaning suture of the vagina and perineum (performed to mend perineal vaginal tears) is:
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colpoperineorrhaphy
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The meaning of the medical term hysteropexy is:
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surgical fixation of the uterus
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The medical term meaning excision of the uterus, fallopian (uterine) tubes, and ovaries is:
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hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
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The meaning of the medical term mammoplasty is:
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surgical repair of the breast
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A patient undergoes a mastopexy, which is a:
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surgical fixation of the breast
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The medical term meaning visual examination of the abdominal cavity is:
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laparoscopy
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The procedure that uses and injection of blue dye and/or radioactive isotope to identify meastases of breast cancer is:
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sentinel lymph node biopsy
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Stereotactic breast biopsy is:
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combination of mammography and computer-assisted biopsy
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The medical term referring to radiographic imaging of the breast is:
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mammography
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The medical term sonohysterography refers to:
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process of recording the uterus by use of sound
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A treatment sometimes prescribed for menopausal symptoms is:
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HRT
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The meaning of the medical term oligomenorrhea is:
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scanty menstrual flow
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The medical term gynopathic means:
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pertaining to diseases of women
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The meaning of the medical term dysparenunia is:
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difficult or painful intercourse
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The incision of the hymen is called:
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hymenotomy
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The excision of the hymen is called:
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hymenectomy
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A procedure used to treat fibroids is:
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uterine artery embolization
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The abbreviation of the medical term referring to inflammation of the female pelvic organs is:
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PID
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A patients medical report mentations endocervicitis, which is:
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inflammation of the inner lining of the cervix
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Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor of the cervix, which has been linked to:
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HPV
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Which of the following abbreviations refers to a group of symptoms caused by a staph infections
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TSS
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A medical term that can mean the same thing as uterine cancer is:
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endometrial carcinoma
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The term in a patients medical report meaning visual examination of the Douglas cul-de-sac is:
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culdoscopy
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If a patient undergoes a visual examination of the uterus or uterine cavity, her medical report is most likely to describe her procedure as a:
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hysteroscopy
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