Medical Terminology - Gynecology

vaginosis (vaj-ĭ-NŌ-sĭs)

• abnormal condition of the vagina

• normal condition of the vagina

• inflammation of the vagina

• infection of the vagina

dysmenorrhea (dis-men-ŏ-RĒ-ă)

• painful menstrual flow

• irregular menstrual cycle

• heavy menstrual bleeding

• absence of menstruation

salpingo-oophorectomy (săl-pĭng-gō-ō-ŏf-ō-RĔK-tō-mē)

• excision of the uterine tube and ovary

• removal of the uterus

• surgical repair of the ovary

• removal of the fallopian tube only

hysteroscopy (his-tĕ-ROS-kŏ-pē)

What is the procedure used for?

• visual examination of the uterus

• surgical removal of the ovaries

• diagnostic imaging of the heart

• treatment of respiratory disorders

vesicovaginal (vĕs-ĭ-kō-VĂJ-ĭ-năl)

• pertaining to the bladder and the vagina

• pertaining to the stomach and the intestines

• pertaining to the heart and the lungs

• pertaining to the liver and the kidneys

colposcopy (kŏl-PŎS-kō-pē)

What is the process of viewing the vagina?

• A process of examining the cervix

• A process of viewing the vagina

• A process of performing a hysterectomy

• A process of conducting a Pap smear

hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy (hist-ĕ-rō-sal-ping-gō-ō-ŏ-fŏ-REK-tŏ-mē)

• excision of the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries

• removal of the gallbladder

• surgical repair of the heart

• removal of the appendix

vulvovaginal (vŭl-vō-VĂJ-ĭ-năl)

• pertaining to the vulva and vagina

• related to the uterus and ovaries

• involving the cervix and fallopian tubes

• associated with the external genitalia only

episiorrhaphy (epē-sē-OR-ă-fē)

• suturing of the vulva

• removal of the uterus

• repair of the vagina

• incision of the perineum

oophoritis (ō-ŏf-ō-RĪ-tĭs)

• inflammation of the ovary

• inflammation of the uterus

• inflammation of the fallopian tubes

• inflammation of the cervix