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| pair of almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; egg cells are stored in the ovaries |
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| 100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the ovaries; each follicle contains an immature ovum; normally one graafian follicle develops to maturity monthly between puberty and menopause; it moves to the surface of the ovardy and releases the ovum, which passes into the fallopian tube |
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| fallopian, or uterine, tubes |
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| pair of 5-inch (12-cm) tubes, attached to the uterus, that provide a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus |
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| finger-like projection at the free end of the fallopian tube |
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| pear-sized and pear-shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity, except during pregnancy when it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity; its functions are menstruation, pregnancy, and labor |
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| inner lining of the uterus |
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| muscular middle layer of the uterus |
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| outer thin layer of the uterus |
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| large central portion of the uterus |
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| rounded upper portion of the uterus |
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| narrow lower portion of the uterus |
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| a 3-inch (7-8 cm) tube that connects the uterus to the outside of the body |
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| fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina |
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| pouch between the posterior wall of the uterus and the anterior wall of the rectum (also called Douglas cul-de-sac) |
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| pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vagina and just above the vaginal opening |
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| mammary glands, or breasts |
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| milk-producing glands of the female; each breast consists of 15 to 20 divisions, or lobes |
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| pigmented area around the breast nipple |
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| vulva, or external genitals |
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| two pairs of lips (labia major and labia minora) that surround the vagina |
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| highly erogenous erectile body located anterior to the urethra |
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| pelvic floor in both the male and female;in females it usually refers to the area between the vaginal opening and the anus |
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| hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, uter/o |
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| fallopian tube (uterine tube) |
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| absence of a normal body opening; occulusion; closure |
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| absence of menstrual discharge (menostasis) |
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| inflammation of a Bartholin gland |
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| inflammation of the cervix |
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| inflammation of the vagina |
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| painful menstrual discharge |
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| inflammation of the inner (lining) of the cervix |
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| inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus (endometrium) |
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| blood in the fallopian tube |
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| water in the fallopian tube |
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| closure of the uterus (uterine cavity) |
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| inflammation of the breast |
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| rapid flow of blood from the uterus at menstruation (and between menstrual cycles) |
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| excessive discharge from the uterus |
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| inflammation of the uterine muscle (myometrium) |
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| inflammation of the ovary |
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| inflammation surrounding the uterus (perimetrium) |
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| pus in the fallopian tube |
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| inflammation of the fallopian tube |
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| hernia of the fallopian tube |
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| inflammation of the vulva and vagina |
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| growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus |
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| malignant tumor of the breast |
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| malignant tumor of the cervix |
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| malignant tumor of the endometrium; also called uterine cancer |
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| abnormal condition in which endometrial tissue grows in various areas in the pelvic cavity, including ovaries, fallopian tubes, intestines, and uterus |
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| fibrocystic breast disease |
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| a disorder characterized by one or more benign cysts in the breast |
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| benign fibroid tumor of the uterine muscle (also called myoma of the uterus or leiomyoma) |
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| malignant tumor of the ovary |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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| inflammation of the female pelvic organs |
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| downward displacement of the uterus in the vagina (also called hysteroptosis) |
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| toxic shock syndrome (TSS) |
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| a severe illness characterized by high fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and myalgia, followed by hypotension and, in severe cases, shock and death; usually affects menstruating women using tampons; caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes |
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| abnormal opeing between the bladder and the vagina |
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| suture of the vagina and perineum (performed to mend perineal vaginal tears) |
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| surgical repair of the vagina |
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| suture of the vagina (wall of the vagina) |
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| surgical repair of the vulva and perineum |
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| suture of (a tear in) the vulva |
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| surgical fixation of the uterus |
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| hysterosalping-oophorectomy |
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| excision of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries |
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| surgical repair of the breast (performed to enlarge or reduce in size, to lift, or to reconstruct after removal of a tumor) |
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| instrument used to cut breast (tissue) |
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| surgical removal of a breast |
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| suture of (a tear in) the perineum |
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| excision of a fallopian tube |
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| creation of an artificial opening in a fallopian tube (performed to restore patency) |
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| excision of the fallopian tube and ovary |
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| the manual manipulation of soft tissue incorporating stroking, kneading, and percussion motions |
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| anterior and posterior colporrhaphy (A&P repair) |
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| when a weakened vaginal wall results in a cystocele (protrusion of the bladder against the anterior wall of the vagina) and a rectocele (protrusion of the rectum against the posterior wall of the vagina), and A&P repair corrects the condition |
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| the surgical removal of a cone-shaped area of the cervix; used in the treatment for noninvasive cervical cancer |
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| the destruction of tissue by using extreme cold; used in the treatment of early stages of cervical cancer |
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| dilation and curettage (D&C) |
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| dilation (widening) of the cervix and scraping of the endometrium with an instrument called a curette; it is performed to diagnose disease, to correct bleeding, and to empty uterine contents |
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| a procedure to destroy or remove the endometrium by use of laser or thermal energy; used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding |
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| laparoscopy or laparoscopic surgery |
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| visual examination of the abdominal cavity, accomplished by inserting a laparoscope through a tiny incision near the umbilicus; it is used for surgical procedures such as tubal sterilization (blocking of the fallopian tubes), hysterectomy, oophorectomy, or biopsy of the ovaries; it may also be used to diagnose endometriosis |
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| excision of a fibroid tumor (myoma) from the uterus |
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| sentinel lymph node biopsy |
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| an injection of dye or radioactive isotope to identify the first lymph node(s) in the axillary chairn, most likely to contain metastasis of breast cancer, to biopsy |
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| stereotactic breast biopsy |
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| a technique that combines mammography and computer-assisted biopsy to obtain tissue from a breast lesion |
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| closure of the fallopian tubes for sterilization |
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| x-ray image of the uterus and fallopian tubes (after an injection of a contrast agent) |
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| x-ray image of the breast |
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| x-ray imaging of the breast |
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| process of recording the uterus by use of sound (an ultrasound procedure) |
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| instrument used for visual examination of the vagina (and cervix) |
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| visual examination (with a magnified view) of the vagina (and cervix) |
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| instrument used for visual examination of Douglas cul-de-sac (rectouterine pouch) |
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| visual examination of Douglas cul-de-sac |
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| instrument used for visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) |
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| visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) |
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| surgical puncture to remove fluid from Douglas cul-de-sac |
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| CA-125 (cancer antigen-125 tumor marker) |
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| a blood test used in the detection of ovarian cancer; it is also used to monitor treatment and to determine the extent of the disease |
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| a cytological study of cervical and vaginal secretions used to determine the presence of abnormal or cancerous cells; most commonly used to detect cancers of the cervix (also called Papanicolaou smear and Pap test) |
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| transvaginal sonography (TVS) |
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| an ultrasound procedure that uses a transducer placed in the vagina to obtain images of the ovaries, uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, and surroundign structures; used to diagnose masses such as ovarian cysts or tumors, to monitor pregnancy, and to evaluate ovulation for the treatment of infertility |
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| a physician who studies and treats diseases of women (female reproductive system) |
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| study of women (a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the female reproductive system) |
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| pertaining to disease of women |
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| white discharge (from the vagina) |
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| beginning of menstruation (occurring between the ages of 11 and 16) |
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| pertaining to the vulva and vagina |
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| difficult or painful intercourse |
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| estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) |
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| replacement of hormones to treat menopause (also called hormone replacement therapy [HRT]) |
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| abnormal passageway between two organs or between an internal organ and the body surface |
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| cessation of menstruation, usually around the ages of 48 to 53 years |
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| premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
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| a syndrome involving physical and emotional symptoms occurring in the 10 days before menstruation; symptoms include nervous tension, irritability, mastalgia, edema, and headache |
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| instrument for opening a body cavity to allow visual inspection |
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| anterior and posterior colporrhaphy |
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| estrogen replacement therapy |
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| fibrocystic breast disease |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| total abdominal hysterectomy/bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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| total vaginal hysterectomy |
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