Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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amni/o, amnion/o
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
2
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chori/o
A
chorion
3
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embry/o
A
embryo, to be full
4
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fet/o, fet/i (Note: both i and o may be used as combining vowels with fet)
A
fetus, unborn child
5
Q
gravid/o
A
pregnancy
6
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lact/o
A
milk
7
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nat/o
A
birth
8
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omphal/o
A
umbilicus, navel
9
Q
par/o, part/o
A
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
10
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puerper/o
A
childbirth
11
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cephal/o
A
head
12
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esophag/o
A
esophagus
13
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pelv/i, pelv/o (Note: both i and o may be used as the combining vowel with pelv)
A
pelvic bone, pelvis
14
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prim/i
A
first
15
Q
pseud/o
A
false
16
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pylor/o
A
pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
17
Q
ante-, pre-
A
before
18
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micro-
A
small
19
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multi-
A
many
20
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nulli-
A
none
21
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post-
A
after
22
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-amnios
A
amnion. amniotic fluid
23
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-cyesis
A
pregnancy
24
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-e
A
noun suffix, no meaning
25
-is
noun suffix, no meaning
26
-partum
childbirth, labor
27
-rrhexis
rupture
28
-tocia
birth, labor
29
-um
noun suffix, no meaning
30
-us
noun suffix, no meaning
