Female And Male Reproductive System Terms (PDF)

Female reproductive Female Reproductive System medical terms Term Definition Oocyte ‫البويضة‬ Immature ovum produced in the gonads. Ovum (pl., Ova) Mature female sex cell produced by the ovaries. ‫ البويضات‬figure7 Progesterone...

Female reproductive Female Reproductive System medical terms Term Definition Oocyte ‫البويضة‬ Immature ovum produced in the gonads. Ovum (pl., Ova) Mature female sex cell produced by the ovaries. ‫ البويضات‬figure7 Progesterone One of the primary female hormones.‫هرمون البروجسترون‬ Placenta ‫المشيمة‬ Nutrient-rich organ that develops in uterus during pregnancy; supplies nutrients to fetus. Umbilical ‫الحبل السري‬ Cord that connects the placenta in the mother’s uterus to fetus. Gamete ‫جاميت‬ Male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum Perimenopause Prior to menopause. ‫ما قبل توقف الدورة الشهرية‬ Menopause ‫سن اليأس‬ Time when menstruation ceases; usually between ages 45 and 55 Menstruation ‫الدورة‬ Cyclical release of uterine lining through the vagina; usually every 28 ‫الشهرية‬ days. Menarche First menstruation. ‫اول دورة شهرية تأتي االنثى‬ Female Reproductive System-Combining Forms Combining Form Meaning: Example: Colp(o) Vagina‫المهبل‬ Colporrhagia (vaginal hemorrhage). figure7 Gynec(o) Female‫األنثى‬ Gynecology (medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders of the female reproductive system). Mamm(o) Breast ‫الثدي‬ Mammography (imaging of the breast) Mast(o) Breast Mastitis (inflammation of the breast). Men(o) Menstruation Menopause (cessation of menstruation ) ‫توقف الدورة الشهرية‬ ‫الحيض‬ Metr(o) Uterus‫الحالب‬ Metropathy (disease of the uterus). figure7 Oo Egg ‫بيوض‬ Oogenesis (production of eggs). Oophor(o) Ovary‫المبيض‬ Oophoritis (inflammation of an ovary) ‫التهاب بالمبيض‬figure7 Ovari(o) Ovary ‫مبيض‬ Ovariocele (hernia of an ovary). figure7 Vulv(o) Vulva‫منطقة في المهبل‬ Vulvitis (inflammation of the vulva). Uter(o) Uterus ‫رحم‬ Uteroplasty (surgical repair of the uterus). figure7 Salping(o) Fallopian Salpingoplasty (surgical repair of a fallopian tube). figure7 tube ‫قناة فالوب‬ Ov(i), ov(o) Egg Ovoid (egg-shaped). Hyster(o) Uterus ‫رحم‬ Hysterectomy (surgical removal of uterus) figure7 Male Reproductive Male Reproductive System-Terms: Term: Meaning: Ejaculation Expulsion of semen outside body. ‫عملية القذف‬ Flagellum Tail at the end of a sperm that helps it move.)‫السوط في نهاية الحيوان المنوي (ذيل‬ Penis Male reproductive part that covers the urethra outside of the body. figure7 ‫العضو الذكري‬ Prostate ‫البروستات‬ Gland surrounding urethra that emits a fluid to help sperm move and contracts during ejaculation to help sperm exit body. Sperm Male sex cell that contains chromosomes ‫حيوانات منوية‬. Spermatogenesis Production of sperm ‫انتاج الحيوانات المنوية‬ Testis (pl., Testes One of a pair of male organs that produce sperm figure7 Testosterone: Primary male hormone responsible for male sex characteristics ‫هرمون‬ ‫التستستيرون‬ Male Reproductive System-Combining Forms Combining Meaning Example Form Andr(o) Men ‫الرجل‬ Andropathy: any disease particular to men Sperm(o), Sperm ‫الحيوانات المنوية‬ Spermatogenesis (sperm production) spermat(o) Orch(o), Testes ‫الخصية‬ Orchitis (inflammation of the testis) figure7 orchi(o) Prostat(o) Prostate gland ‫غدة‬ Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate figure7 ‫البروستات‬