All Things Female
physician who specializes in providing medical care to women during pregnancy & childbirth
What is an obstetrician?
medical term for pain in the head or "headache"
What is cephalgia?
Medical term(s) that mean eye or vision
What is opt/o and opthalm/o?
Root word that means "blue"
What is cyan/o?
Term for an abnormally elevated heart rate
What is tachycardia?
the surgical removal of the uterus
What is a hysterectomy?
picture of the brain
What is a encephalogram?
term for double vision
What is diplopia?
Root word that means "white"
What is leuk/o?
Term for abnormally elevated breathing rate
What is tachypnea?
Type of pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus in one of the fallopian tubes
What is ectopic?
inflammation of the spinal cord
What is myelitis?
medical instrument used to visually examine the inside of the eye, particularly the retina and optic nerve
The name for red blood cells
What are erythrocytes?
abnormal hardening of the arteries
What is arteriosclerosis?
Name for the type of diabetes that can occur during pregnancy
What is gestational?
medical term that means "without sensation or feeling"
What is anesthesia?
William Shakespeare is attributed to the quote: "The eyes are the window to the ______"
What is the soul?
Root word for the color black
What is melan/o?
medical term for "heart attack"
What is myocardial infarction?
abnormal absence of menstrual periods for 3 or more months
What is amenorrhea?
Surgical opening of a portion of the skull to relieve pressure or access the brain
What is a craniotomy?
the surgical repair of the eyelid
What is blepharoplasty?
In the book of Genesis, who was described as wearing a coat of many colors given to him by his father?
Who is Joseph?
disease of the heart muscle
What is cardiomyopathy?