Medical Terminology
Medical Procedures
Career Pathways
Specialities
Abbreviations
100

What is the suffix of amniotomy?


What is -otomy?

100

What surgical procedure in which a baby is born through a cut made in the mother’s abdominal wall and uterus?



What is a Cesarean (C-Section)?

100

What type of nurse specialty assists the mother while she is giving birth?



What is a Labor and Delivery Nurse?

100

Which specialty deals with the diagnoses, treatments, and care of children?




What is Pediatrics?

100

What does GYN stand for?



What is Gynecology?

200

What is the meaning of the suffix -gravida?



What is pregnant women?

200

What is a surgical procedure to remove the womb (uterus)?



What is a hysterectomy?

200

What type of career, also known as a doula, that deals with pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum?



What is a Midwife?

200

What department deals with neonates in a hospital?



What is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?

200

What does STD stand for?



What is Sexually Transmitted Disease?

300

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?





What is discharge or flow?

300

What procedure is done to test for cervical cancer cells?



What is Pap Smear?

300

What is a physician who specializes in both obstetrics and gynecology, offering preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment for female reproductive health.



What is an OB/GYN?

300

Which specialty involves the diagnosis and treatment of newborns?



What is Neonatology?

300

What does TSS stand for? 



What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?

400

What does the word endocervicitis mean? 



What is inflammation that occurs in the cervix?

400

What is anesthesia given during labor?



What is an Epidural?

400

What is a health professional who specializes in breastfeeding (chestfeeding) and in offering human milk to infants?


What is a lactation consultant.

What is a Lactation Consultant?

400

Which specialty administers the epidural during labor?




What is an anesthesiologist?

400

What does HPV stand for?




What is Human Papillomavirus?

500

What does mammoplasty mean?


What is surgical repair or reconstruction of the breast.

What is surgical repair or reconstruction of the breast?

500

What medical procedure is called the surgical removal of the ovaries?



What is Oophorectomy?

500

What is a person who is employed to provide guidance and support to a pregnant woman during labor?


What is a Doula?

500

What does a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist do?



What is help take care of women with complicated or high risk pregnancies?

500

What does Pap stand for?




What is Papanicolaou Test?

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