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04/03/2009

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Amenorrhea
Definition
abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation
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Antepartum
Definition
relating to the period before parturition : before childbirth
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Coloposcopy
Definition
a magnifying instrument designed to facilitate visual inspection of the vagina and cervix
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Conization
Definition
the electrosurgical excision of a cone of tissue from a diseased uterine cervix
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Contraceptive
Definition
deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation
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Dysmenorrhea
Definition
painful menstruation
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Hysterectomy
Definition
surgical removal of the uterus
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Implantation
Definition
The act of setting in firmly. In embryology, implantation refers specifically to the attachment of the fertilized egg to the uterine lining, which occurs approximately 6 or 7 days after conception (fertilization).
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Laparotomy
Definition
surgical section of the abdominal wall
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Menopause
Definition
the natural cessation of menstruation occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55 with a mean in Western cultures of approximately 51 (2): the physiological period in the life of a woman in which such cessation and the accompanying regression of ovarian function occurs—called also climacteric
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Menorrhagia
Definition
abnormally profuse menstrual flow
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Menses
Definition
the menstrual flow
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Menstruation
Definition
a discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant human and other primate females of breeding age at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent a readjustment of the uterus to the nonpregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation;
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Metrorrhagia
Definition
irregular uterine bleeding especially between menstrual periods
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Oophorectomy
Definition
the surgical removal of an ovary
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Orchidectomy
Definition
Surgery to remove one or both testicles
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Orchiditis
Definition
an inflammation of one or both testis, accompanied by swelling, pain, fever, and a sensation of heaviness in the affected area.
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Orchioplexy
Definition
Surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum
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Prenatal
Definition
occurring, existing, performed, or used before birth
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Prostatits
Definition
inflammation of the prostate gland
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Salpingitis
Definition
inflammation of a fallopian or Eustachian tube
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Vaginitis
Definition
inflammation (as from bacterial or fungal infection, allergic reaction, or hormone deficiency) of the vagina that may be marked by irritation and vaginal discharge
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Vasectomy
Definition
surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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