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LOM Ch 8 Terminology Set 2
Language of Medicine, 9th edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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Professional
05/06/2010

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Term
mammary
Definition
pertaining to the breast
Term
mastitis
Definition
inflammation of the breast
Term
g
Definition

Mastitis is usually caused by

a) streptococcal infection

b) staphylococcal infection

c) breast cancer

d) E-coli

e) all of the above

f) all but d

g) a and b

h) all but a

Term
mastectomy
Definition
removal of the breast
Term
men/o
Definition
combined form meaning menses or menstruation
Term
amenorrhea
Definition
absence of menses for six months or for longer than three of the patient's normal menstrual cycles
Term
dysmenorrhea
Definition
painful menstruation
Term
oligomenorrhea
Definition
infrequent or scanty menstruation
Term
menorrhagia
Definition
abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods
Term
fibroids
Definition
What is the leading cause of menorrhagia?
Term
metr/o, metri/o
Definition
Two combined forms meaning uterus--both start with "m"
Term
metrorrhagia
Definition
bleeding between periods
Term
e
Definition

Causes of metrorrhagia can be:

a) ectopic pregnancy

b) cervical polyps

c) ovarian tumors

d) uterine tumors

e) all of the above

Term
menometrorrhagia
Definition
excessive uterine bleeding during and between periods
Term
my/o, myom/o
Definition
Two combined forms meaning muscle or muscle tumor
Term
myometrium
Definition
The middle, muscular lining of the uterus
Term
myomectomy
Definition
removal of fibroids from the uterus
Term
myomas
Definition
another name for fibroids
Term
nat/i
Definition
combined form meaning birth
Term
neonatal
Definition
pertaining to new birth
Term
obstetr/o
Definition
combined form meaning pregnancy and childbirth
Term
obstetrix, midwife
Definition
Obstetrics comes from the Latin word ________, meaning __________
Term
o/o, ov/o, ovul/o
Definition
Three combined forms meaning egg
Term
oogenesis
Definition
egg producing
Term
oocyte
Definition
immature ovum
Term
ovum
Definition
mature egg cell
Term
oophor/o, ovari/o
Definition
two combined forms meaning ovary
Term
oophorectomy
Definition
removal of an ovary
Term
bilateral oophorectomy
Definition
removal of both ovaries
Term
anovulatory
Definition
pertaining to no ovulation
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