Can You Define Following Terminologies of Female Reproductive System Flashcards

Medical terminology: A body systems approach

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Fulguration
Destruction of tissue using high frequency electrical current
Genitalia
Sex. or reproductive organs visible on the outside of the body
Gestation
Length of time from conception to birth
Glans
Small, rounded mass or glandlike body; erectile tissue at the ends of the clitoris and the penis
Lactation
Production of milk
Puerperium
Time after childbirth; during which the anatomic and physiological changes brought about by pregnancy resolve and a woman adjusts to motherhood
Viable
Capable of sustaining life
Amni/o
Amnion
Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
Colp/o orvagin/o
Vagina
Gynec/o
Woman, female
Hyster/o
Uterus
Mamm/o ormast/o
Breast
Men/o
Menses, menstruation
Metri/o oruter/o
Uterus