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- abdominal hysterectomy
- abdominovaginal hysterectomy
- ABO incompatibility
- abortion
- abruptio placentae
- adenocarcinoma
- acetic acid
- acetowhite
- acne vulgaris
- active phase arrest
- active phase of labor
- acyclic pelvic pain
- adenomatoid oviduct tumor
- adhesive endometriosis
- adnexa
- adnexal mass
- ADS (anonymous donor sperm)
- AENNS (Albert Einstein Neonatal Developmental Scale)
- AFI (amniotic fluid index)
- AFP (alpha-fetoprotein)
- AGA (appropriate for gestational age)
- AGCUS (atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance)
- Albert Einstein Neonatal Developmental Scale (AENNS)
- Albert-Smith pessary
- Aloka OB/GYN ultrasound
- alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
- amenorrhea
- amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome
- amniotic fluid index(AFI)
- amniocentesis
- Amino-Cerv pH 5.5 cervical cream
- Amko vaginal speculum
- Amniohook
- amniocentesis
- amnioinfusion
- amnion
- amnion nodosum
- amnion ring
- amnion rupture
- amniotic fluid
- amniotomy
- amorphous fetus
- Amplicor chlamydia assay
- anembryonic gestation
- anonymous donor sperm (ADS)
- anovular menstruation
- anovulation
- anovulatory
- anteflexion
- antenatal
- antepartum
- anterior lip of the cervix
- anteroposterior
- anteversion
- Apgar score
- appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
- areola
- ARM or AROM (artificial rupture of membranes)
- arrest of labor
- arrest of descent
- ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance)
- aspiration
- assisted breech delivery
- assisted cephalic delivery
- assisted zonal hatching (AZH)
- atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGCUS)
- atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)
- autosomal
- Ayre spatula
- Ayre spatula-Zelsmyr Cytobrush technique
- axilla
- axillary node sampling
- AZH (assisted zonal hatching)
- BABE ultrasound
- bacterial vaginosis (BV)
- Balfour retractor
- Bartholin cyst
- bartholinitis
- Bartholin glands
- Baylor amniotic perforator
- BBT (basal body temperature)
- BCC (benign cellular changes)
- beat-to-beat variability
- Bell-Buettner hysterectomy
- benign cellular changes (BCC)
- betamethasone
- beta-subunit
- Betke-Kleihauer test
- Betke stain
- bezoar
- bicornuate uterus
- bidet
- bifid pelvis
- bilateral oophorectomy
- binovular twin
- Biocept-5 pregnancy test
- Biocept-G pregnancy test
- biometry
- biophysical profile (BPP)
- biparietal diameter (BPD)
- Bird vacuum extractor
- birthing chair
- birthing room
- Biswas Silastic pessary
- bladder flap
- blighted ovum
- blue ring pessary
- Bonney abdominal hysterectomy
- BPD (biparietal diameter)
- BPP (biophysical profile)
- Braxton Hicks contractions
- breast binding
- breast engorgement
- breast-fed baby
- breech delivery
- breech extraction
- breech presentation
- broad ligament
- brown baby syndrome
- Burch procedure
- burning vulva syndrome
- BUS (Bartholin, urethral, and Skene) glands
- BV (bacterial vaginosis)
- CA-125 (cancer antigen-125)
- caked breast
- candidal vulvovaginitis
- candidiasis
- candy-cane stirrups
- carcinoma in situ (CIS)
- carcinoma of the breast
- carcinoma of the cervix
- carcinoma of the endometrium
- cardinal ligament
- cauterization
- cephalic version
- cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)
- cerclage
- Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
- cervical cerclage
- cervical cone biopsy
- cervical conization
- cervical dysplasia
- cervical erosions
- cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)
- cervical motion tenderness
- cervical os
- cervicitis
- cervicovaginal fistula
- cervicovaginal junction
- cervicovaginal ridge
- cervix
- cesarean section (C-section)
- chandelier sign
- CHL (crown-heel length)
- chlamydia
- chondrosarcoma
- chorea gravidarum
- chorioallantoic
- chorioamnionitis
- choriocarcinoma
- choriogenesis
- chorion
- chorionic
- chorionic villus sampling
- chronic pelvic pain (CPP)
- CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia)
- circumvallata placenta
- CIS (carcinoma in situ)
- Clark classification of vulvar melanoma
- clean-catch urine specimen
- Clearblue Easy
- Clearplan Easy
- clitoridis
- clitoriditis
- clitoris
- clitoromegaly
- clitoroplasty
- CNM (Certified Nurse-Midwife)
- coitus
- coitus incompletus
- cold-knife biopsy (conization)
- collodion baby
- colostrorrhea
- colostrous
- colostrum
- colovaginal fistula
- colporrhaphy
- colposcopy
- colpocystitis
- colpocystocele
- colpocystoplasty
- colpocystorethropexy
- colpopoiesis
- colporectopexy
- colporrhagia
- colposcope
- colpostat
- colposuspension
- colpourethropexy
- complete breech presentation
- Conceive Ovulation Predictor
- condyloma (condylomata)
- conization
- conjoined twins
- Coombs test
- cordate pelvis
- cornu (cornua)
- corpora lutea cyst
- corpus luteum cyst
- corpus luteum dysfunction
- cotyledon
- CPD (cephalopelvic disproportion)
- CPP (chronic pelvic pain
- creamy vulvitis
- Crede maneuver of uterus
- cribriform hymen
- cri du chat
- cri-du-chat syndrome
- crown-heel length (CHL)
- crown-rump length (CRL)
- CRL (crown-rump length)
- cry (uterine)
- cryocauterization
- cube pessary
- cul-de-sac
- culdocentesis
- culdoplasty
- culdoscopy
- culdotomy
- curettage
- cystadenocarcinoma
- cystadenoma
- cystitis
- D&C (dilatation and curettage)
- D&E (dilation and evacuation)
- debulking
- decelerations
- decudya nebstryakus
- dermoid cyst
- DES (diethylstilbestrol)
- DES daughter
- DES exposure
- descensus uteri
- desquamative inflammatory vaginitis
- desultory labor
- di-di (dichorionic-diamniotic)
- dichorionic-diamniotic (di-di)
- didymus
- diembryony
- diencephalic syndrome
- Diflucan
- Dilapan hygroscopic cervical dilator
- dilatation
- dilatation and curettage (D&C)
- dilation and evacuation (D&E)
- diovular twins
- disperse placenta
- distal tubal disease
- dizygotic twin
- Dopplex (fetal)
- doughnut pessary
- DUB (dysfunctional uterine bleeding)
- Duncan placenta
- Duncan presentation
- Dumontpallier pessary
- duplex uterus
- Dutch pessary
- dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
- dysgenesis
- dysmenorrhea
- dysmenorrheal membrane
- dysontogenesis
- dysplasia
- dyspareunia
- dystocia
- dystocia-dystrophia syndrome
- dysuria
- early decelerations
- early-onset preeclampsia
- ECC (endocervical curettage)
- eclampsia
- ectopic pregnancy
- ectopic ureter
- EDC (estimated date of confinement)
- edema
- EFM (electronic fetal monitoring)
- EFW (estimated fetal weight)
- EGA (estimated gestational age)
- egg activation
- egg cell
- egg membrane
- Egnell breast pump
- EIFT (embryo intrafallopian transfer)
- eight-cell embryo
- elderly primigravida
- elephant pelvis
- embryo
- embryo intrafallopian transfer (EIFT)
- embryoblast
- embryogenesis
- embryography
- embryology
- embryonal sarcoma
- embryonic sac
- embryoniform
- embryonization
- embryoplastic
- embryoscopy
- EMC (endometrial curettage)
- emesis
- Emmert-Gelhorn pessary
- en caul delivery
- endocervical curettage (ECC)
- endocervical mucosa
- endocervical polyp
- endocervical sampling
- endocervicitis
- Endoclip
- endometrial ablation
- endometrial ablator
- endometrial adenocanthoma
- endometrial biopsy
- endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia
- endometrial curettage (EMC)
- endometritis
- endometrium
- endometrioid carcinoma
- endometriosis
- endovaginal
- enterovaginal fistula
- episiotomy
- Eros-CTD (clitoral therapy device) - See MT Desk glossary entry
- ERT (estrogen replacement therapy)
- erythroblastosis fetalis
- essential dysmenorrhea
- estimated date of confinement (EDC)
- estimated fetal weight (EFW)
- estimated gestational age (EGA)
- Estrace
- Estraderm
- estradiol vaginal cream
- estrogen
- estrogen breakthrough bleeding
- estrogen deprivation
- estrogen-induced prolactinoma
- estrogen-progestin
- estrogen receptor
- estrogen replacement
- estrogen replacement therapy (ERT)
- exenteration
- expectant management
- external fetal monitoring
- external genitalia
- extraction
- extrapyramidal
- extrauterine pregnancy
- fallopian tubes
- false labor
- false pregnancy
- FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome)
- ferning
- fern-positive (or negative) Nitrazine test
- fertilization
- fertilizable life span
- fetal acid-base balance
- fetal age
- fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
- fetal biparietal diameter
- fetal congenital hyperplasia
- fetal cotyledon
- fetal descent
- fetal distress
- fetal dystocia
- fetal heart rate (FHR)
- fetal heart rate decelerations
- fetal lie
- fetal lung maturity
- fetal macrosomia
- fetal-maternal exchange
- fetal monitoring
- fetal-pelvic index
- fetal position
- fetal scalp electrode
- fetal skin sampling
- fetal tissue implant
- fetal viability
- fetal well-being
- fetalis
- fetomaternal hemorrhage
- fetoplacenta anasarca
- fetoplacental transfusion
- fetouterine cell
- fetoscopy
- fetus
- FHR (fetal heart rate)
- fibroadenoma
- fibrocystic breast disease
- fibrocystic
- fibroids
- FIGO nomenclature
- FIGO staging fimbriae
- fimbriated
- Findley folding pessary
- fine-needle aspiration biopsy
- fingerbreadth
- follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- follicular cyst
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
- fundal height
- funiculus umbilicalis
- furuncle
- FVS (fetal varicella syndrome)
- galactogram
- galactophoritis
- galactorrhea
- gamete
- Gariel pessary
- GC (gonorrhea culture)
- Gehrung pessary
- Gellhorn pessary
- gemellary pregnancy
- gemellipara
- Genentech
- genetic counseling
- genitalia
- genitofemoral nerve
- genotype
- germ cell ovarian neoplasm
- gestation
- gestational age
- gestational diabetes mellitus
- gestational ring
- gestational sac
- gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD)
- gestator
- GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer)
- Glucola
- glucose tolerance test (GTT)
- gonadoblastoma
- gonadotropin
- Gono Kwik test
- gonorrhea culture (GC)
- gonorrheal cervicitis
- gonorrheal salpingitis
- graafian follicle
- gravida/para - GTPAL - gravida (total pregnancies), term-preterm-abortions-living GTD (gestational trophoblastic disease)
- GTT (glucose tolerance test)
- gynandroblastoma
- gynecomastia
- gynopathy
- habitual aborter
- habitus of fetus
- Hanely-McDermitt pelvimeter
- Hanks dilator
- harlequin fetus
- hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
- head circumference
- Hegar dilator
- HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count)
- hemiuterus
- hemivulvectomy
- hemochorial placenta
- HER-2/neu
- heterotopic pregnancy
- HGSIL (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion)
- high forceps delivery
- high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL)
- Hodge pessary
- honeymoon cystitis
- hormone-stimulated endometrial change
- horseshoe placenta
- hot biopsy
- hourglass uterus
- HPV (human papilloma virus)
- human chorionic gonadotropin
- human papilloma virus (HPV)
- HUMI cannula
- HUMI uterine manipulator/injector
- hyaline membrane disease
- hydatid mole
- hydatid pregnancy
- hydatidiform mole
- hydramnion
- hydramnios
- hydroa gestationis
- hydrocephalus
- hydrops fetalis
- hydrops ovarii
- hydrops tubae profluens
- hydrorrhea gravidae
- hydrorrhea gravidarum
- hymen
- hymen sculptatus
- hymenal ring
- hyperechoic endometrium
- hyperemesis gravidarum
- hyperemesis lactentium
- hypergonadotropic amenorrhea
- hypergynecosmia
- hypermenorrhea
- hypomenorrhea
- hypotonic myometrium
- hypotonic uterine dysfunction
- hysterectomy
- hysterocystopexy
- hysterogram
- hysteropexy
- hysterorrhaphy
- hysterorrhexis
- hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
- hysterosalpingography
- hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
- hysteroscopy
- hysterotomy
- Hyskon
- iatrogenic fetal distress
- incompatibility
- incompetent cervix
- incomplete abortion
- incudiform uterus
- indifferent genitalia
- indigo carmine dye
- induced abortion
- induced labor
- infundibulopelvic ligament
- Insul-Sheath
- intact membranes
- intertuberous diameter
- intra-amniotic infection
- intracervical tent
- intraductal carcinoma
- intrapartum hemorrhage
- intrauterine adhesions
- intrauterine device (IUD)
- intrauterine growth retardation
- intrauterine resuscitation
- intraepithelial cervical dysplasia
- intraepithelial endometrial cancer
- invaginata
- inverted nipple
- in vitro fertilization (IVF)
- involution
- IUGR (intrauterine growth retardation)
- IVF (in vitro fertilization)
- IVF-ET (in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer)
- Janosik embryo
- jello sign
- jogger's amenorrhea
- karyotype
- karyotyping
- Kegel exercises
- kernicterus
- Kleihauer-Betke test
- Kleihauer-Betke stain
- KOH prep
- KOH stain
- KOH test
- Kroner tubal ligation
- kyphotic pelvis
- labia
- labial agglutination
- labial hernia
- labialis herpes
- labor augmentation
- labor inhibition
- labor initiation
- lactation
- lactation amenorrhea
- lactation letdown response
- lactiferous ducts
- lactogenesis
- lactorrhea
- laminaria cervical dilator
- laparohysterectomy
- laparohysteropexy
- laparohysterotomy
- laparomyomectomy
- laparosalpingectomy
- laparoscopic fenestration
- laparoscopic hysterectomy
- laparoscopic insufflator
- laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy
- laparoscopy
- large-for-dates infant
- large-for-dates uterus
- large for gestational age (LGA)
- late decelerations
- latent phase of labor
- LEEP (loop electrosurgical excision procedure)
- LeFort procedure
- left occipitoposterior position (LOP)
- leiomyoma (leiomyomata)
- leiomyomatata uteri
- leiomyomatosis
- leiomyosarcoma
- letdown reflex
- leukorrhea
- LGA (large for gestational age)
- LGSIL (low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion)
- LOA (left occipitoanterior)
- lochia
- lochia alba
- lochia cruenta
- lochia purulenta
- lochia rubra
- lochia sanguinolenta
- lochia serosa
- lochial
- lochiometra
- lochiometritis
- lochiorrhagia
- lochiorrhea
- LOP (left occipitoposterior position)
- LOT (left occipitotransverse position)
- low birth weight
- low cervical cesarean section
- low forceps delivery
- low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LGSIL)
- low-segment incision
- low transverse cesarean section
- lower uterine segment transverse cesarean section
- lumpectomy
- lupus obstetric syndrome
- luteinized unruptured follicle
- luteinizing hormone
- luteoma pregnancy
- macrosomia
- macrostomia
- magnification mammography
- malignant ovarian teratoma
- malignant teratoma
- malodorous
- mammalgia
- mammaplasty
- mammary
- mammography
- mammoplasty
- Marshall-Marchetti
- Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK)
- mask of pregnancy
- mastectomy
- mastitis
- mastocytosis
- mastodynia
- mastoiditis
- mastopexy
- mastotomy
- maternal abdominal pressure
- maternal antibodies
- maternal cotyledon
- maternal hemopathy
- maternal hydrops fetalis
- maternal hypertension
- maternal parvovirus fetalis
- maternal screening maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAP)
- maternal-fetal histoincompatibility
- mature ovarian teratoma
- Mayer pessary
- McCall culdoplasty
- McDonald cervical cerclage
- meconium
- meconium aspiration
- meconium-stained amniotic fluid
- mediolateral episiotomy
- menarche
- Menge pessary
- menometrorrhagia
- menopause
- menorrhagia
- menorrhea
- menouria
- menstrual cycle induction
- menstrual molimina
- menstrual-ovarian cycle
- menstruation
- mesovarium
- Methergine
- metrorrhea
- metrorrhexis metrorrhagia
- metrosalpingitis
- metrosalpingography
- metrostaxis
- MICRhoGAM
- microsomia
- mimetic labor
- minimal cervical dysplasia
- missed abortion
- mittelschmerz
- MMK (Marshall-Marchetti Krantz)
- molar pregnancy
- molding of head
- monoamniotic twins
- monochorial twins
- monochorionic diamniotic placenta
- monochorionic monoamniotic placenta
- monochorionic twins
- monoovular twins
- monozygosity
- monozygotic twins
- Monsel solution
- Montevideo unit
- mons pubis
- mons ureteris
- mons veneris
- mucorrhea
- multigravida
- multipara
- multiple gestation
- mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
- myomectomy
- myometrium
- Naegele
- nasolabial
- nausea gravidarum
- needle aspiration
- neonatal
- neural tube defect (NTD)
- nipple stimulation test
- nipple-areola complex
- Nitrazine test
- noncommunicating uterine horn
- Norplant
- NTD (neural tube defect)
- nulligravida
- nullipara
- nulliparous
- OA (occipitoanterior)
- oblique lie
- oblique presentation
- obstetric
- obturator
- occipitoanterior (OA)
- occipitoposterior (OP)
- occipitotransverse (OT)
- O'Connor-O'Sullivan retractor
- oligomenorrhea
- one-hour glucose tolerance test
- oogenesis
- oophoritis
- oophorocystectomy
- oophorohysterectomy
- oophoropeliopexy
- oophorrhagia
- orifice
- ostium (ostia)
- ovarian
- ovarian ablation
- ovarian carcinoma
- ovarian cystadenocarcinoma
- ovarian cysts
- ovarian dysgenesis
- ovarian fibroma
- ovarioabdominal pregnancy
- ovariocele
- ovariohysterectomy
- ovariorrhexis
- ovariosalpingectomy
- ovariosalpingitis
- ovariostomy
- ovaritis
- OvuKIT
- ovulation
- ovum (ova)
- oxygenated fetal blood
- oxytocia
- oxytocin
- PALM (premature accelerated lung maturation)
- palpation
- panhysterectomy
- panniculitis
- panniculus
- Pap (Papanicolaou) smear, test
- paper-doll fetus
- papilla
- papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma
- papillomavirus
- parametric abscess
- parametritis
- paraovarian cyst
- paraovarian cyst
- paratubal cyst
- paraurethral
- paravaginal hysterectomy
- paravaginitis
- parturition
- PCO (polycystic ovary syndrome)
- patent processus vaginalis peritonei
- peau d'orange appearance of the breast
- pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- pelvic thrombophlebitis
- pelvic vein congestion
- pelvic ultrasonography
- pelvicephalography
- pelvic-floor surgery
- pelvifaxation
- pelvigraph
- pelvimetry
- perimetrium
- perinatal acidosis
- perinatologist
- perinatology
- perineal laceration
- perineometer
- perineorrhaphy
- perineovaginal fistula
- perineorrhaphy
- perineovaginal fistula
- perineum
- peripartum
- peritoneum
- periumbilical incision
- perivaginitis
- pernicious anemia of pregnancy
- Pfannenstiel incision
- Phaneuf uterine artery forceps
- phantom pregnancy
- Pharmaseal uterine sound
- Pharmaseal cervical dilator
- PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)
- Pitocin
- Pitocin augmentation
- placenta
- placenta previa
- placental perfusion
- placental grade
- PPROM (preterm premature rupture of membranes)
- Pomeroy tubal ligation
- posterior lie
- postpartum
- povidine-iodine douche
- preeclampsia
- premature accelerated lung maturation (PALM)
- premature rupture of membranes (PROM)
- Prentif pessary
- presentation
- preterm labor
- preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM)
- primary uterine inertia
- primigravida
- primipara
- primiparous
- Prochownik pessary
- procidentia
- prodromal labor
- progesterone
- PROM (premature rupture of membranes)
- prostaglandin
- pseudocyesis
- psychogenic pelvic pain
- puberty
- pubis symphysis
- pudendal apron
- pyosalpinx
- radical mastectomy
- referred pelvic pain
- Rh incompatibility
- RhoGAM
- ring pessary
- ROA (right occipitoanterior position)
- ROP (right occipitoposterior position)
- ROT (right occipitotransverse position)
- respiratory distress syndrome
- rudimentary uterine horn
- salpingectomy
- salpingitis
- salpingo-oophorectomy
- secondary infertility
- secondary uterine inertia
- second-look laparoscopy
- Shirodkar cervical cerclage
- shoulder dystocia
- SIL (squamous intraepithelial lesion)
- simple mastectomy
- single-tooth tenaculum
- sonohysterogram (SHG)
- sonohysterograph; sonohysterography
- spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM)
- squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL)
- SROM (spontaneous rupture of membranes)
- station
- stereotactic breast biopsy
- stress urinary incontinence (SUI)
- SUI (stress urinary incontinence)
- TAH (total abdominal hysterectomy)
- transverse lie
- total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH)
- total mastectomy
- tubal gestation
- tubal ligation
- tubal obstruction
- tubo-ovarian
- unstable lie
- urethrovaginal fistula
- uterine
- uterine chondrosarcoma
- uterine cry
- uterine horn
- uterine leiomyoma
- uterine manipulator
- uterine massage
- uterine tubes
- uteroperitoneal fistula
- uterovesical fold
- uterus
- vacuum-assisted delivery
- vacuum extractor delivery
- vacuum extraction
- vagina
- vaginal adenosis
- vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
- vaginal candidiasis
- vaginal microflora
- vaginal mucosa
- vaginal orifice
- vaginitis
- variable decelerations
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)
- vertex delivery
- vertex presentation
- vesicovaginal fistula
- vulva
- vulvovaginitis
- vulvovaginal candidiasis
- Zwanck pessary
