Chapter 16 Female Reproductive System Prefix/Combining/Suffix Flashcards
1
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a-
A
without
2
Q
dys-
A
bad, abnormal
3
Q
endo-
A
within
4
Q
intra-
A
within
5
Q
peri-
A
around
6
Q
pre-
A
before
7
Q
syn-
A
together, joined
8
Q
aden/o
A
gland
9
Q
cervic/o
A
cervix, neck
10
Q
colp/o
A
vagina
11
Q
culd/o
A
cul-de-sac
12
Q
cyst/o
A
sac, bladder
13
Q
episi/o
A
vulva
14
Q
gyn/o, gynec/o
A
women
15
Q
hydr/o
A
water
16
Q
hyster/o
A
uterus
17
Q
leuk/o
A
white
18
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
19
Q
mast/o
A
breast
20
Q
men/o, menstru/o
A
month, menstruation
21
Q
metr/i, metr/o
A
uterus
22
Q
my/o
A
muscle
23
Q
oophor/o
A
ovary
24
Q
ov/o
A
egg
25
ovari/o
ovary
26
pelv/i, pelv/o
pelvis, washbasin
27
perine/o
perineum
28
py/o
pus
29
rect/o
straight, erect, rectum
30
salping/o
tube (eustachian or fallopian tubes)
31
son/o
sound
32
thel/i
nipple
33
trachel/o
cervix, neck
34
uter/o
womb, uterus
35
vagin/o
sheath, vagina
36
vulvo
vulva
37
-al
pertaining to
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-an
pertaining to
39
-ary
pertaining to
40
-atresia
closure, absence of normal body opening
41
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluids
42
-graphy
process of recording
43
-ia
condition of
44
-pexy
surgical fixation
45
-rraphy
suturing
46
-salpinx
trumpet, fallopian tube
47
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
