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fulguration
 Definition
Destruction of tissue using a high frequency electrical current.
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genetalia
 Definition
The sex organs visible
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gestation
 Definition
The length of time from conception to birth.
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glans
 Definition
small, rounded mass or glandlike body
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lactation
 Definition
production and release of milk by mammary glands
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orfice
 Definition
mouth; entrance or outlet of any anatomic structure
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puerperium
 Definition
Time after childbirth that lasts approximately 6 weeks
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viable
 Definition
capable of sustaning life
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ovaries
 Definition
almond-shaped glands located in the pelvic cavity.
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corpus luteum
 Definition
a small yellow mass that secretes estrogen and progesterone
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fallopian tubes
 Definition
extend laterally from superior angles of the uterus
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uterus
 Definition
contains and nourishes the embyo from the time the fertilized egg is implanted til birth..
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vagina
 Definition
muscular tube that extends from the cervix to the exterior of the body
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amni/o
 Definition
amnion
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
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galact/o
 Definition
milk
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lact/o
 Definition
milk
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus (womb)
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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men/o
 Definition
menses, menstruation
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metri/o
 Definition
uterus
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uter/o
 Definition
uterus
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metr/o
 Definition
uterus; measure
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nat/o
 Definition
birth
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
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perine/o
 Definition
perineum
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salping/o
 Definition
tube
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-arche
 Definition
beginning
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-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
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-gravida
 Definition
pregnant woman
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-para
 Definition
to bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
 Definition
tube
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-tocia
 Definition
childbirth, labor
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-version
 Definition
turning
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ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
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dys-
 Definition
bad; painful; difficult
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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multi-
 Definition
many, much
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post-
 Definition
after
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primi-
 Definition
first
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adnexa
 Definition
accessory parts of a structure
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dyspareunia
 Definition
ocurrence of pain during sexual intercourse
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menarche
 Definition
beginning of menstrual function
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perineum
 Definition
region between the vulva and anus
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dystocia
 Definition
difficult labor
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ectopic pregnancy
 Definition
pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum does not reach the uterine cavity.
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parturition
 Definition
process of giving birth
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colpoclesis
 Definition
surgical closure of the vaginal canal
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dialation & curettage
 Definition
widening of the cervical canal with a dilator
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