Chapter 15 Flashcards
Cervix
Latin Neck
Lower part of the uterus
Cervic
Root
Neck
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Cervical
Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the cervix
Clitoris
Greek Clitoris
Erectile organ of the vulva
Estr/o
Root + Combining Form
Woman
Gen
Suffix
Produce
Estrogen
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics
Fornix
Fornices (Pl)
Latin A vault
Arch-shaped, blind-ended part of the vagina behind and around the cervix
Gynec/o
Root + Combining Form
Woman, Female
Logy
Suffix
Study of
Gynecology
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Medical specialty of diseases of the female reproductive tract
Gynec/o
Root + Combining Form
Woman, Female
Logist
Suffix
One who studies, specialist
Gynecologist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Specialist in gynecology
Gynec/o
Root + Combining Form
Woman, female
Log
Root
To study
Ic
Suffix
Pertaining to
Gynecologic
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Pertaining to gynecology
Hymen
Greek Membrane
Thin membrane partly occluding the vaginal orifice
Labium
Labia (Pl)
Greek Lip
Fold of the vulva
Majus
Majora (Pl)
Latin Greater
Bigger or greater; e.g., the labia majora
Minus
Minora (Pl)
Latin Smaller
Smaller or lesser; e.g., the labia minora
Mons Pubis
Mons, Latin Mountain
Pubis, Latin Pubic bone
Fleshy pad with pubic hair, overlying the pubic bone
Ovary Ovaries (Pl)
Latin Egg
One of the paired female reproductive glands
Ovari
Root
Ovary
An
Suffix
Pertaining to
Ovarian
Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the ovary(ies)
Pro
Prefix
Before
Gest
Root
Pregnancy
Er
Suffix
Agent, one who does
One
Suffix
Hormone, chemical substance
Progesterone
Prefix + Root + Suffix + Suffix
Hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy
Vagina
Latin Sheath
The female genital canal extending from the uterus to the vulva
Vagin
Root
Vagina
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Vaginal
Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the vagina
Vulva
Latin A wrapper or covering
Female external genitalia
Vulv
Root
Vulva
Ar
Suffix
Pertaining to
Vulvar
Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the vulva
Dys
Prefix
Painful
Pareun
Root
Lying beside, sexual intercourse
Ia
Suffix
Condition
Dyspareunia
Prefix + Root + Suffix
Pain during sexual intercourse
Tampon
French Plug
Plug or pack in a cavity to absorb or stop bleeding
Vagin
Root
Vagina
Osis
Suffix
Condition
Vaginosis
Root + Suffix
A disease of the vagina
Vagin
Root
Vagina
Itis
Suffix
Inflammation
Vaginitis
Root + Suffix
Inflammation of the vagina
Vestibul
Root
Entrance
Ectomy
Suffix
Surgical excision
Vestibulectomy
Root + Suffix
Surgical excision of the vulva
Vulv/o
Root + Combining Form
Vulva
Dynia
Suffix
Pain
Vulvodynia
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Chronic vulvar pain
Vulv/o
Root + Combining Form
Vulva
Vagin
Root
Vagina
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Vulvovaginal
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the vulva and vagina
Vulv/o
Root + Combining Form
Vulva
Vagin
Root
Vagina
Itis
Suffix
Inflammation
Vulvovaginitis
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Inflammation of the vulva and vagina
Acquired
Latin Obtain
Immun/o
Root + Combining Form
Immune response
Defici
Root
Lacking, inadequate
Ency
Suffix
Condition
Syn
Prefix
Together
Drome
Root
Running
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix + Prefix + Suffix
Infection with the HIV virus
Syn
Prefix
Together
Drome
Root
Running
Syndrome
Prefix + Root
Combination of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease process
Chancre
Latin Cancer
Primary lesion of syphilis
Chlamydia
Latin Cloak
An STD caused by infection with Chlamydia, a species of bacteria
Condom
Old English Sheath or cover
A sheath or cover for the penis or vagina to prevent conception and infection
Gon/o
Root + Combining Form
Seed
Rrhea
Root
Flow, discharge
Gonorrhea
Root + Combining Form + Root
Specific contagious sexually transmitted infection
Human
Root
Human being
Immun/o
Root + Combining Form
Immune response
Defici
Root
Lacking, inadequate
Ency
Suffix
Condition
Virus
Latin Poison
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Root + Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Human
Root
Human being
Papill
Root
Pimple
Oma
Suffix
Tumor
Virus
Latin Poison
Human Papilloma Virus
Root + Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Causes warts on the skin and genitalia and can increase the risk for cervical cancer
Mollusc
Root
Soft
Contagi/o
Root + Combining Form
Transmissible by contact
Um
Suffix
Structure
Molluscum Contagiosum
Root + Suffix + Root + Combining Form + Suffix
STD caused by a virus
Opportun
Root
Take advantage of
Ist
Suffix
Agent, specialist
Ic
Suffix
Pertaining to
Opportunistic Infection
Root + Suffix + Suffix
An infection that causes disease when the immune system is comprised for other reasons
Replic
Root
Reply
Ation
Suffix
Process of
Replication
Root + Suffix
Reproduction to produce an exact copy
Syphilis
Principal character in a Latin poem
Sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochete
Trich/o
Root + Combining Form
Hair
Monas
Root
Single unit
Trichomonas
Root + Combining Form + Root
A Parasite causing an STD
Trich/o
Root + Combining Form
Hair
Mon
Root
Single unit
Iasis
Suffix
Condition
Trichomoniasis
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Infection with Trichmonas vaginalis
Fallopian Tubes
Uterine tubes connected to the fundus of the uterus
Menses
Latin Month
Monthly uterine bleeding
Menstr/u
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Ation
Suffix
Process
Menstruation
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Same as menses
Menstr/u
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Ate
Suffix
Composed of, pertaining to
Menstruate
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Act of menstruation
Menstr/u
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Menstrual
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Pertaining to menstruation
Ovum
Ova (Pl)
Latin Egg
Egg
Endo
Prefix
Within, inside
Metr/i
Root + Combining Form
Uterus
Um
Suffix
Tissue
Endometrium
Prefix + Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Inner lining of the uterus
Endo
Prefix
Within, inside
Metr/i
Root + Combining Form
Uterus
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Endometrial
Prefix + Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus
Fallopian Tubes
Uterine tubes connected to the fundus of the uterus
Fimbria
Fimbriae (Pl)
Latin Fringe
Fringelike structure
Fundus
Latin Bottom
The upper, rounded top of the uterus above the openings of the fallopian tubes
Men
Root
Month
Arche
Suffix
Beginning
Menarche
Root + Suffix
First menstrual period
My/o
Root + Combining Form
Muscle
Metr/i
Root + Combining Form
Uterus
Um
Suffix
Tissue
Myometrium
Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Muscle wall of the uterus
Os
Latin Mouth
Opening into a canal; e.g., the cervix
Pub
Root
Pubis
Arche
Suffix
Beginning
Pubarche
Root + Suffix
Onset of development of pubic and axillary hair
Thel
Root
Breast, nipple
Arche
Suffix
Beginning
Thelarche
Root + Suffix
Onset of breast development
Uterus
Latin Womb
Organ in which an egg develops into a fetus
Uter
Root
Uterus
Ine
Suffix
Pertaining to
Uterine
Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the uterus
A
Prefix
Without
Men/o
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Rhhea
Root
Flow, discharge
Amenorrhea
Prefix + Root + Combining Form + Root
Absence or abnormal cessation of menstrual flow
Dys
Prefix
Painful or difficult
Men/o
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Rrhea
Root
Flow, discharge
Dysmenorrhea
Prefix + Root + Combining Form + Root
Painful and difficult menstruation
Men/o
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Pause
Root
Cessation
Menopause
Root + Combining Form + Root
Permanent ending of menstrual periods
Men/o
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Pause
Root
Cessation
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Menopausal
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the menopause
Pre
Prefix
Before
Menstru
Root
Menses
Al
Suffix
Pertaining to
Premenstrual
Prefix + Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the time immediately before the menses
Primary
Latin First
The First disease or symptom, after which others may occur as complications
Secondary
Latin Following or second
Diseases or symptoms following a primary disease or symptom
Ante
Prefix
Forward
Vers
Root
Turn
Ion
Suffix
Action, condition
Anteversion
Prefix + Root + Suffix
Forward displacement or tilting of a structure (in this case, the uterus)
Colp/o
Root + Combining Form
Vagina
Pexy
Suffix
Surgical fixation
Colpopexy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Surgical fixation of the vaginal walls
Cyst/o
Root + Combining Form
Bladder
Cele
Suffix
Hernia
Cystocele
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Hernia of the bladder into the vagina
Endo
Prefix
Within, inside
Metr/i
Root + Combining Form
Uterus
Osis
Suffix
Condition
Endometriosis
Prefix + Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Endometrial tissue outside the uterus
Fibr
Root
Fiber
Oid
Suffix
Resembling
Fibrous
Root + Suffix
Uterine tumor resembling fibrous tissue
Fibr/o
Root + Combining Form
Fiber
My
Root
Muscle
Oma
Suffix
Tumor, mass
Fibromyoma
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle and containing fibrous tissue
Hyster
Root
Uterus
Ectomy
Suffix
Surgical excision
Hysterectomy
Root + Suffix
Surgical removal of the uterus
Lei/o
Root + Combining Form
Smooth
My
Root
Muscle
Oma
Suffix
Tumor, mass
Leiomyoma
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle
Men/o
Root + Combining Form
Menses
Rrhagia
Suffix
Flow, discharge
Menorrhagia
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Excessive menstrual bleeding
Metr/o
Root + Combining Form
Uterus
Rrhagia
Suffix
Flow, discharge
Metrorrhagia
Root + Combining Form + Suffix
Irregular uterine bleeding between menses