Gynecology Vocabulary Assessment
Questions with Answers
1. abortion - Correct Answer discharge of the embryo prior to the 20th week. may
be spontaneous or therapeutic.
2. abruption placentae - Correct Answer emergency condition where the placenta
tears away from the uterine wall. Requires an immediate caesarean section
3. atresia - Correct Answer lack of a normal body opening. hysteratresia is the
closing of the uterus usually by scarring.
4. cervical cancer - Correct Answer malignant tumor of the cervix, most commonly
caused by HPV
5. caesarean section - Correct Answer surgical birth of a baby through an incision
through the abdominal and uterine wall.
6. ionization - Correct Answer surgical removal of a core of cervical tissue for a
biopsy
7. cystocele - Correct Answer hernia or out pouching of bladder through the
vaginal wall
8. dilation and curettage (D&C) - Correct Answer surgical procedure where the
cervix is dilated and the endometrium is suctioned or scraped out.
9. ectopic pregnancy - Correct Answer pregnancy occurring outside of the uterus,
usually in the fallopian tubes
10. endometriosis - Correct Answer occurs when the endometrial tissue appears
throughout the pelvic or abdominal cavity.
11. endometrial cancer - Correct Answer cancerous tumors that form in the
endometrium
12. fibrocystic breast disease - Correct Answer benign cysts in the breast tissue
(not precancerous)
13. fibroid tumor - Correct Answer benign tumor of fiber-like tissue. the most
common type of tumor in women.
Questions with Answers
1. abortion - Correct Answer discharge of the embryo prior to the 20th week. may
be spontaneous or therapeutic.
2. abruption placentae - Correct Answer emergency condition where the placenta
tears away from the uterine wall. Requires an immediate caesarean section
3. atresia - Correct Answer lack of a normal body opening. hysteratresia is the
closing of the uterus usually by scarring.
4. cervical cancer - Correct Answer malignant tumor of the cervix, most commonly
caused by HPV
5. caesarean section - Correct Answer surgical birth of a baby through an incision
through the abdominal and uterine wall.
6. ionization - Correct Answer surgical removal of a core of cervical tissue for a
biopsy
7. cystocele - Correct Answer hernia or out pouching of bladder through the
vaginal wall
8. dilation and curettage (D&C) - Correct Answer surgical procedure where the
cervix is dilated and the endometrium is suctioned or scraped out.
9. ectopic pregnancy - Correct Answer pregnancy occurring outside of the uterus,
usually in the fallopian tubes
10. endometriosis - Correct Answer occurs when the endometrial tissue appears
throughout the pelvic or abdominal cavity.
11. endometrial cancer - Correct Answer cancerous tumors that form in the
endometrium
12. fibrocystic breast disease - Correct Answer benign cysts in the breast tissue
(not precancerous)
13. fibroid tumor - Correct Answer benign tumor of fiber-like tissue. the most
common type of tumor in women.
