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Essentials of Medical Language 2e Allan, Lockyer
Chapter 15: The Female Reproductive System: The Essentials of the Languages of
Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Female Reproductive System
Lesson 15.1: External Genitalia and Vagina
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External Genitalia and Vagina
• Perineum
• Vulva– structures of the vulva
• Vagina– functions
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Define these words, which come directly from Latin or Greek:
– minora
– majora
– labium
– hymen
– mons
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Vagina
• Connects the uterus to the vulva.
• Urethra is embedded in its anterior wall.
• Three main functions:– Discharge menstrual fluid– Receive penis and semen– Deliver a baby
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Define these words, which come directly from Latin or Greek:
– fornix
– mons pubis
– vagina
– vulva
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Word Analysis and Definition
• For each singular form given, state the plural form of the word:
– labium
– majus
– minus
– fornix
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Change the following terms into the adjective form and define them:– cervix– ovary– vagina– vulva
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Disorders of the Vulva and Vagina
• Disorders:
– bacterial vaginosis
– toxic shock syndrome
– vulvovaginal candidiasis
– vulvovaginitis
– vulvodynia
– vaginal cancer
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Determine the suffix and the root(s) of each of the following terms and define them:
– vaginosis
– vaginitis and vulvovaginitis
– vestibulectomy
– vulvovaginal
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Determine the elements of the following terms and define them:
– dyspareunia
dys- -pareun- -ia
– vulvodynia
vulv/o- -dynia
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Chlamydia
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Gonorrhea
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Syphilis
• Chancre
• Trichomoniasis
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Genital herpes
• Human papilloma virus
• Molluscum contagiosum
• HIV
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Choose the correct spelling of the medical term:
– chanchre or chancre?
– chlamydia or clamydia?
– gonorrhea or gonnorrhea?
– pappilloma or papilloma?
– syphillis or syphilis?
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Abbreviations
• Define the following abbreviations:
– CDC
– Pap
– HPV
– HSV
– PID
– TB
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Female Reproductive System
Lesson 15.2: Ovaries, Fallopian (Uterine) Tubes, and Uterus
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Anatomy of the Female Reproductive Tract
• Ovaries
• Fallopian (uterine) tubes
• Uterus
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Anatomy of the Female Reproductive Tract
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Abbreviations
• Define the following abbreviations:
– LPN
– CHES
– GYN
– OB
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Define these words, which come directly from Latin or Greek:– fimbria– os – ovum– uterus
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Sexual Cycle
• Oogenesis
• Oocyte
• Ovulation
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Differentiate between different forms of the same word:
– menses, menstruation, menstruate, menstrual
– ovary, ovarian, ovum, ova, ovulation
– pregnancy, pregnant
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Differentiate between words with the same element and define them:
– menarche
– pubarche
– thelarche
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Word Analysis and Definitions
• Define the following terms:
– involute
– ovulation
– follicle
– antrum
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Word Analysis and Definitions
• Define the following related terms:
– lutein
– luteal
– corpus luteum
– corpus albicans
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Female Reproductive System
Lesson 15.3: Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract
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Disorders of the Ovaries
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Ovarian cancer
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Disorders of the Ovaries
• Amenorrhea
– primary amenorrhea
– secondary amenorrhea
• Dysmenorrhea
– premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
– secondary dysmenorrhea
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Abbreviations
• Define the following abbreviations:
– NSAIDs
– PCOS
– PMS
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Differentiate between different forms of the same word:
– ovulate, ovulation
– menopause, menopausal
– palpate, palpation
– luteum, luteal
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Disorders of the Uterus and Fallopian Tubes
• Endometriosis
• Salpingitis
• Uterine prolapse
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Disorders of the Uterus and Fallopian Tubes
• Uterine fibroids
• Uterine bleeding
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Analyze the following words into elements and define them:
– colpopexy
colp/o- -pexy
– endometriosis
endo- -metr/i- -osis
– polymenorrhea
poly- -men/o- -rrhea
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Define the following terms with similar elements them:
– hysterectomy, myomectomy, salpingectomy
– retroversion and anteversion
– cystocele and rectocele
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Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract
• Endometrial cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Pap test
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Define the following words:– ablation– curettage– dysfunctional– dysplasia
• Identify the following abbreviations:– D&C– Pap
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Menopause, Female Infertility, and Contraception
• Menopause
• Infertility
– causes
– diagnosis
– treatments
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Word Analysis and Definition
• Compare the two infertility treatments:
– intrauterine insemination
– in vitro fertilization
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Contraception
• Behavioral methods
• Barrier methods
– condoms
– diaphragms and cervical caps
– spermicidal foams and gels
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Contraception
• Intrauterine devices
• Hormonal methods
• Surgical methods
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Abbreviations
• Define the following terms:
– postcoital
– progestin
• Define the following abbreviations:– IUD– IVF
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Word Analysis and Definition
• State the difference(s) between the following pairs of words:
– contraception and contraceptive
– insemination and inseminate
