Reproductive System Pathological Vocabulary

Question 1

Infection with the yeast candida can result in .

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vaginal candidiasis

Question 2

Several different bacterial infections can result in .

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bacterial vaginosis

Question 3

Infection with a parasite can lead to , a symptom of which is sometimes called .

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trichomonasvaginalis

Question 4

Infection with a parasite can lead to , a symptom of which is sometimes called .

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colpitis

Question 5

Irritation of the external genitals, or vulva, is called .

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vulvitis

Question 6

Although they are noncancerous, can be large and painful structures in the uterus.

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fibroid

Question 7

Because endometrial tissue bleeds with the menstrual cycle, can cause scarring on nonuterine structures.

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endometriosis

Question 8

Untreated chlamydia can lead to inflammation of the cervix, or .

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cervicitis

Question 9

Inflammation of the membranes of the cervix is called .

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endocervicitis

Reproductive System Pathological Vocabulary Answers