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
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pylor/o
example: pylor/ic
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
prefix
ante-, pre-
example: pre/nat/al
before
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terat/o
example: terat/o/gen
malformations
prefix
multi-
example: multi/gravid/a
many
prefix
micro-
example: micro/cephal/us
small
prefix
nulli-
example: nulli/par/a
none
prefix
post-
example: post/nat/al
after
suffix
-amnios
example: olig/o/hydr/amnios
amnion, amniotic fluid
suffix
-cyesis
example: pseud/o/cyesis
pregnancy
suffix
-e, -is, -us, -um
example: ante/part/um
noun suffix, no meaning
suffix
-rrhexis
example: amni/o/rrhexis
rupture