Systema genitale femininum M Petrova Anatomical terms UTERUS

Systema genitale femininum M. Petrova

Anatomical terms. UTERUS ● uterus, i, m - womb corpus uteri - body of uterus fundus uteri - fundus (bottom) of uterus isthmus uteri - isthmus* of uterus *isthmus - the constricted part between the cervix and the body cervix uteri - cervix (neck) of uterus ● cavitas uteri - cavity of uterus canalis cervicis uteri - cervical canal of uterus

Layers of uterine wall ● peri-metr-ium, i, n - (lat. tunica serosa uteri) outermost serous layer ● myo-metr-ium, i, n - (tunica muscularis uteri) middle layer composed of smooth muscle ● endo-metr-ium, i, n - (tunica mucosa uteri) mucosal lining of the uterine cavity ● para-metr-ium, i, n - the fibrous and fatty connective tissue that surrounds the uterus * parametrium more

1. Uterus. Term-elements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. uterus, i, m cavitas uteri cervix uteri perimetrium, i, n myometrium, i, n endometrium, i, n parametrium, i, n -*HYSTER- / -METR- (metro-o-rrhagia; metr-o-ptosis) -METR- is predominantly used *HYSTER- gr. uterus, womb - ὑστέρᾱ is a term-element used in combined medical terms, denoting surgical procedures, interventions (hyster-ectomia, hyster-opexia etc. ). From the same word derives hysterical, hysteria - click for history of hysteria? ? ? ) 1. 2. -METRA haemat-o-metra click -CERVIC- click (cervic-itis) -TRACHEL- (gr. syn. not used frequently) 1. 2. PERIMETR- (perimetr-itis etc. ) MYOMETR- 6. ENDOMETR- 7. PARAMETR-

Anatomical terms. Fallopian tubes, ovary, vagina ● tuba uterina dextra / sinistra Fallopian tube= uterine tube (oviduct) *isthmus tubae uterinae - the narrowest part near uterus *ampulla tubae uterinae - the longest and widest portion of the tube *infundibulum, i, n - the distal, funnel -shaped portion *fimbria, ae, f - fringelike processes on the distal part of the infundibulum ● ● ● ovarium dextrum / sinistrum vagina, ae, f - vagina, sheath vulva, ae, f (pudendum femininum) the external genital organs in the female.

Term-elements. Fallopian tubes, ovaries, 1. -SALPING-. . . / …. -SALPINX* vagina (salping-itis; salping-ectomia; haemat-o-salpinx) * 1. tuba uterina dextra / sinistra 2. ovarium dextrum / sinistrum 3. adnexa uteri * * all accessory parts in relation to uterus = tubae uterinae + ovaria + ligamenta uteri 1. vagina, ae, f 2. vulva, ae, f 1. Lat. -OVARI- … / = gr. -OOPHOR-. . . (oophoros egg-bearing) …-OVARIUM* 1. 2. ADNEX- (adnex-itis etc. = salping-oophor-itis) Lat. VAGIN- / = gr. -COLP- …-COLPOS* (vagin-itis = colp-itis; 3. haemat-o-colpos) VULV- (vulv-o-vagin-itis ) * when the combining term-element stays at a second place, meaning cavity, it has a Nominativus ending - haematosalpinx, pyoovarium, , haematocolpos , haemothorax, hydropericardium etc.

Breast gland - Mamma 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. mamma, ae, f (glandula mammae) mammary/breast gland areola mammae - area surrounding the nipple papilla mammaria = mammilla, ae, f - the breast nipple lac, lactis, n - milk lactatio, tionis, f - secretion/formation of milk by the breast glands ductus lactifer pl. ductus lactiferi mammary ducts, 15 -20 1. MAMM- / MAST- (both used) mamm-o-graphia mast-ectomia dextra / sinistra 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. THELGALACT- a-galact-ia -

Female reproductive system. Functions 1. femina, ae, f - a woman, female 1. 2. dys-men-o-rrhoea - menstrual cramps and pain associated with menstruation; a-men-o-rrhoea - absence or cessation of menstruation; men-arche - beginning of feminisatio, tionis, f - development of female characteristics 1. 2. 3. mensis, m - month = menses = menstruatio, tionis, f partus, m - childbirth, parturition puerperium, i, n - period from the termination of labor to complete involution of the uterus, usually defined as 42 days. 4. climax = climacterium, i, n - the period with changes occuring in the transition to menopause 5. senium, i, n - period of old age GYNAEC- / -GYN- ( gynaec-o-logia) -MEN-o-RRHOEA (gr. “monthly flow”) menstruation in puberty click 1. -TOCdys-toc-ia - abnormal, difficult parturition 1. 2. 3. MEN-o-PAUSA - cessation of menstruation GERY- / GERONT- (gr. old, senile) - ger-iatria - the branch of health care dealing with the problems of aging and diseases of the aged

Pregnancy. Foetal development terms 1. 2. 3. embryo, onis, m - 4 day - 8 week foetus, m - 3 month until birth amnion, i, n - the innermost fetal membrane, which forms a sac filled with amniotic fluid 4. 5. 6. liquor amnii - amniotic fluid chorion, i, n - the outermost fetal membrane membrana decidua (lat. “falling down, off”) - 1. 2. 3. 4. amount of amniotic fluid (syn. poly-hydr-amnion) HYDR-o-rhhoea gravidarum - watery the endometrium of the uterus in a pregnant woman, which is expelled after birth 7. 8. placenta, ae, f (lat. “cake”etymology) neonatus, i, m - newborn (first 28 days of extrauterine life) 9. gravida, ae, f - pregnant woman (primigravida, secundigravida etc. ) 10. puerpera, ae, f - a woman who has just given birth to a child (. . . . PARA - a woman who has produced one or more viable offspring; hence PRIMI-PARA, MULTI-PARA etc. ) EMBRY- embry-o-genesis FOETfoet-o-pathia AMNI- / AMNIONamnion-itis HYDR-AMNION - presence of an excessive discharge from gravid uterus 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. CHORI- / CHORIONDECIDUPLACENTNEOTAT- chorion-itis decidu-itis placent-itis neotatologia

Some Gynaecological Conditions, Pathology ● graviditas extrauterina (tubaria/abdominalis etc. ) - ectopic pregnancy click ● hyper-emesis gravidarum - pregnancy complication that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration ● prae-eclampsia - click ● eclampsia (gr. “a shining forth, exceeding brightness”) - seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia ● ● placenta praevia - abnormal placental position near or over the cervical opening click abruptio placentae - premature separation of the placenta from the uterus descensus uteri = metr-o-ptosis - the descent, falling out of place of uterus; prolapsus uteri / vaginae - slipping out of place of an organ or part, such as the uterus or vagina ● endometri-osis, f - cells similar to those in the endometrium, the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grow outside of it click