Chapter 8 - Reproductive Systems Flashcards
1
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amni/o
A
amnion (amniotic sac)
2
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
3
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colp/o, vagin/o
A
Vagina
4
Q
episi/o , vulv/o
A
vulva
5
Q
galact/o, lact/o
A
Milk
6
Q
gynec/o
A
Woman, female.
7
Q
hyster/o, uter/o
A
Uterus (womb)
8
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lapar/o
A
abdomen
9
Q
metr/o
A
Uterus (womb); measure
10
Q
mamm/o , mast/o
A
Breast
11
Q
men/o
A
menses, menstruation
12
Q
nat/o
A
Birth
13
Q
oophor/o, ovari/o
A
ovary
14
Q
perine/o
A
perineum
15
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salping/o
A
tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
16
Q
andr/o
A
Male
17
Q
balan/o
A
glans penis
18
Q
orchid/o , orchi/o, orch/o, test/o
A
testis (plural, testes)
19
Q
prostat/o
A
prostate gland
20
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spermat/o
A
spermatozoa, sperm cells
21
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vas/o
A
vessel; vas deferens; duct
22
Q
adip/o, lip/o
A
fat
23
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carcin/o
A
cancer
24
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cyst/o
A
bladder
25
hemat/o , hem/o
Blood
26
hydr/o
water
27
muc/o
mucus
28
olig/o
scanty
29
-ectomy
Excision, removal
30
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
31
-rrhaphy
suture
32
-tome
Instrument to cut
33
-plasty
surgical repair
34
-tomy
incision
35
-algia, -dynia
pain
36
-cele
hernia, swelling
37
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
38
-itis
Inflammation
39
-lith
stone, calculus
40
-logy
study of
41
-logist
Specialist in study of
42
-megaly
enlargement
43
-oid
resembling
44
-oma
tumor
45
-pathy
disease
46
-plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
47
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
48
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (of)
49
-rrhea
discharge, flow
50
-scope
instrument for examining
51
-spasm
Involuntary contraction, twitching
52
-uria
urine
53
-arche
beginning
54
-cyesis
pregnancy
55
-gravida
pregnant woman
56
-para
to bear (offspring)
57
-salpinx
tube (usually fallopian or Eustachian tubes)
58
-tocia
childbirth, labor
59
-version
turning
60
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to, relating to
61
-ia
Condition
62
-ist
specialist
63
a-, an-
Without, not
64
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
65
hyper-
excessive, above normal
66
neo-
new
67
post-
after, behind
68
pre-
before, in front of
