Chapter 8 ■ ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ 161
9. multip __________________________________________________________________________
10. OB _____________________________________________________________________________
a. _______ X-ray imaging of the uterus and
fallopian tubes
b. _______ Egg and sperm are united
outside the body
c. _______ Use of heat to destroy tissue
d. _______ Contraceptive device
e. _______ Branch of medicine dealing with
pregnancy, labor and delivery of infants
f. _______ a woman who has had more
than one delivery of an infant
g. _______ Erythroblastosis fetalis; Rh
factor incompatibility between the mother
and fetus
h. _______ Relieves symptoms of menopause
and delays development of weak bones
i. _______ Pituitary hormone stimulates
the ovary to promote ovulation
j. _______ Cause of cervical cancer
C. On the line provided, give meanings for the following abbreviations, then write each
abbreviation next to its explanation below:
1. Pap test _________________________________________________________________________
2. PID _____________________________________________________________________________
3. PMS ____________________________________________________________________________
4. primip __________________________________________________________________________
5. SNB ____________________________________________________________________________
6. TAH-BSO ________________________________________________________________________
7. UAE ____________________________________________________________________________
8. VH _____________________________________________________________________________
a. _______ Inflammation and infection
of organs in the region of the pelvis;
salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis
b. _______ Breast tenderness, irritability
and depression before menstruation
c. _______ Removal of the uterus through
the vagina
d. _______ Method of treating fibroids
without surgery
e. _______ A woman who has given birth to
one child
f. _______ Dye or radioisotope identifies
the first lymph node draining the breast
lymphatics and it is removed
g. _______ Microscopic examination of
stained cells removed from the vagina and
cervix
h. _______ Removal of uterus through an
abdominal incision