front 1 Translate the root colp/o. | back 1 Vagina |
front 2 An abnormal opening between the urinary bladder and the vagina is called a: | back 2 vesicovaginal fistula. |
front 3 What is a hernia or prolapse of the urethra into the vagina? | back 3 Urethrocele |
front 4 Translate the medical term antepartum as literally as possible. | back 4 Before birth |
front 5 Read the Emergency Department excerpt below: | back 5 Ms. Miller has a fertilized egg implanted somewhere other than her uterus. |
front 6 Read the health record information below: | back 6 Mrs. Pecos is experiencing excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals, probably due to an overformation of the inner layer of her uterine tissue. |
front 7 Translate the root episi/o. | back 7 Vulva |
front 8 What is the correct breakdown and translation for the underlined
terms in the following Emergency Department Note excerpt? | back 8 oophoritis : oophor (ovary) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of an ovary endometritis : endo (inside) + metr (uterus) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the endometrium hydrosalpinx : hydro (water) + salpinx (fallopian tube) = blockage in a fallopian tube caused by water (or any clear fluid) |
front 9 Which term literally means "bad formation of cervical cells"? | back 9 Cervical dysplasia |
front 10 What is the correct pronunciation for the medical term salpingitis? | back 10 SAL-pin-JAI-tis |
front 11 Translate the medical term lactogenic as literally as possible. | back 11 "Pertaining to milk creation" - causing the formation of milk |
front 12 The roots gyn/o and gynec/o both mean: | back 12 woman. |
front 13 Read the health record excerpt below: Endometrial Bx: Hyperplasia with atypia. According to the excerpt, what kind of diagnostic procedure did the patient undergo? | back 13 The removal of a sample of the inner layer of the uterine tissue in order to examine it |
front 14 Which medical term means"downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina"? | back 14 Hysteroptosis |
front 15 A cardiotocograph is: | back 15 an instrument for recording the baby’s heart rate during contractions. |
front 16 Which root comes from the Greek for "month" and refers to the standard 28-day recurrence of menstrual cycles? | back 16 men/o |
front 17 Which medical term means "inflammation of the perimetrium (tissue on the outside of the uterus; the outer layer of the uterus)"? | back 17 Perimetritis |
front 18 Read the following postoperative note: | back 18 Delivery of a baby through an incision made in the uterus |
front 19 The abbreviation Cx refers to | back 19 the opening between the uterus and the vagina. |
front 20 Identify and define the root in the medical term vaginitis. | back 20 vagin - vagina |