Glossary

Rectocele: Bulging of the rectum into the vaginal wall.

Resectoscope: A slender telescope with an electrical wire loop or rollerball tip used to remove or destroy tissue inside the uterus.

Sedative: An agent or drug that eases nervousness or tension.

Sterilization: An operation that prevents a woman from becoming pregnant or a man from fathering a child

Ultrasound: A test in which sound waves are used to examine internal structures. During pregnancy, it can be used to examine the fetus.

Ureters: A pair of tubes, each leading from one of the kidneys to the bladder.

Urethra: A short, narrow tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.

Uterine Prolapse: Falling of the uterus into the vagina.

Uterus: A muscular organ located in the female pelvis that contains and nourishes the developing fetus during pregnancy.

Vagina: A passageway surrounded by muscles leading from the uterus to the outside of the body, also known as the birth canal.

Vaginal Prolapse: Bulging of the top of the vagina into the lower vagina or outside the opening of the vagina.


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