chapter 9: obstetrics & neonatology Flashcards
combining form
amni/o, amnion/o
example: amni/o/centesis
amnion; amniotic fluid
suffix
-tocia
example: dys/tocia
birth, labor
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cephal/o
example: micro/cephal/us
head
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chori/o
example: chori/o/carcin/oma
chorion
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embry/o
example: embry/o/genic
embryo
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esophag/o
example: esophag/eal
esophagus
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fet/o, fet/i
example: fet/al
fetus, unborn offspring
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gravid/o
example: nulli/gravid/a
pregnancy
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lact/o
example: lact/o/rrhea
milk
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nat/o
example: neo/nat/o/logist
birth
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omphal/o
example: omphal/o/cele
umbilicus, navel
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par/o, part/o
example: par/a
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
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prim/i
example: prim/i/gravid/a
first
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pseud/o
example: pseud/o/cyesis
false
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puerper/o
example: puerper/al
childbirth