Medical Terminology Simplified

8–89 Gravida may also be followed by numbers to denote the number of pregnan-

cies, as in gravida 1, gravida 2, gravida 3, and gravida 4 (or gravida I, II, III, and IV).

Gravida 4 is a woman in her____________________pregnancy.

Gravida 2 is a woman in her____________________pregnancy.

8–90 A woman in her third pregnancy is a____________________ _____.

A woman in her fifth pregnancy is a____________________ _____.

8–91 The word para refers to a woman who has given birth to an infant, regard-

less of whether or not the offspring was alive at birth. It also may be followed by

numbers to indicate the number of deliveries, as in para 1, 2, 3, or 4 (or I, II, III,

or IV).

Para 2 means__________deliveries; para 5 means__________deliveries.

8–92 A woman who has delivered three infants would be described as para 3. A

woman who has delivered six infants would be described as __________ __________.

8–93 Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a collective term for inflammation of

the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and adjacent pelvic structures. This disease is usu-

ally caused by bacterial infection. The abbreviation for pelvic inflammatory disease

is __________.

8–94 In the female reproductive system, an infection may be confined to a single

organ or it may involve all of the internal female reproductive organs. Path/o/gens

generally enter through the vagina during coitus, induced abortion, childbirth, or the

postpartum period. As an ascending infection, pathogens spread from the vagina and

cervix to the upper structures of the female reproductive tract.

A term in this frame that means forming, producing, or origin of diseaseis

__________ / _____ / __________.

8–95 The two most common causes of PID are gonorrhea and chlamydia, both of

which are sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Unless treated promptly, PID may

result in sterility, because the fallopian tubes and ovaries become scarred. Widespread

infection of reproductive structures may also lead to fatal septicemia.

The abbreviation STI refers to

____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

The abbreviation PID refers to

____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

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fourth

second

two, five

PID

path/o/gen

PĂTH-ō-jĕn

sexually transmitted

infection

pelvic inflammatory

disease

gravida 3

GRĂV-ĭ-dă

gravida 5

GRĂV-ĭ-dă

para 6

PĂR-ă