Chapter 9 - Terminology Flashcards
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
epididym/o
epididymis
gon/o
seed
hydr/o
water, fluid
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testies
pen/o
penis
prostat/o
prostate
semin/i
semen, seed
sperm/o
spermatozoa
spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
terat/o
monster
test/o
testis, testicle
varic/o
varicose veins
vas/o
vessel, duct, vas deferens
zo/o
animal life
-cele
hernia
-ectomy
excision, removal
-gen
substance that produces
-genesis
formation
-genic
produced by or in
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
-lytic
to reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown
-one
hormone
-plexy
fixation, to put in place
-plasia
formation, development
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-stomy
new opening to form a mouth
-tomy
process of cutting
-trophy
nourishment, development