CLST 301 - 07

Question 1

balan-

Answer 1

glans penis

Question 2

G) didym- / orchid- / orchi- / orche- / orch-

test-

Answer 2

testis [pl. testes]; testicle

Question 3

epididym-

Answer 3

epididymis

Question 4

gonad-

Answer 4

gonad

Question 5

osche-

scrot-

Answer 5

scrotum

Question 6

phall-

pen-

Answer 6

penis

Question 7

prostat-

Answer 7

prostate

Question 8

pub-

pubi-

Answer 8

pubis; pubic bone; pubic region

Question 9

semin-

Answer 9

semen

Question 10

spermat-

sperm-

Answer 10

semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle

Question 11

L) vas-*

[See Mod. 8, vas-]

Answer 11

vas deferens

Question 12

cervic-*
trachel-*
[See Mod. 2, cervic-, trachel-]

Answer 12

cervix; the neck of the uterus

Question 13

G) colp-

L) vagin-

Answer 13

vagina

Question 14

G) episi-

L) vulv-

Answer 14

vulva

Question 15

hymen-

Answer 15

hymen

Question 16

G) hyster- / metr-

L) uter-

Answer 16

uterus

Question 17

mamm-
mast-*
[See Mod. 10, mast-]

Answer 17

breast

Question 18

men-

Answer 18

menstruation; menstrual cycle

Question 19

o-

ov-

Answer 19

egg; ovum [pl. ova]

Question 20

oophor-

ovari-

Answer 20

ovary

Question 21

perine-

Answer 21

perineum; region between anus and scrotum or vulva

Question 22

salping-

tub-

Answer 22

Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]

Question 23

thel-

Answer 23

nipple

Question 24

erot-

Answer 24

sexual desire; sexual act

Question 25

genit-

Answer 25

reproduction; genitals

Question 26

toc-

Answer 26

childbirth

Question 27

Adj) ambly- [no c.v.]

Answer 27

Adj) dull; blunt

Question 28

Adj)
amph- [“i” or “o”]
amb- [“i”]

Answer 28

Adj) both

Question 29

Adj)
arch-
archae-
arche-

Answer 29

Adj) ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

Question 30

Adj) aut-

[almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination]

Answer 30

Adj) spontaneous; itself; own; self

Question 31

Adj) crypt-

Answer 31

Adj) hidden

Question 32

Adj) echin-

Answer 32

Adj) spiny [adjective]; spine [noun]

Question 33

Adj) G)

gymn-

Answer 33

Adj) naked

Question 34

Adj)
hem-*
sem-
[both "i"]
[see Mod. 8, hem-]

Answer 34

Adj) half

Question 35

Adj)
pan- [“i”]
hol-

Answer 35

Adj) all; entire; whole

Question 36

-atresia

Answer 36

T) absence of the opening (to a bodily structure)

Question 37

-blast

Answer 37

T) embryonic cell

Question 38

-cide

[usually preceded by c.v. “i”]

Answer 38

T) act of killing/destroying;

agent used to kill/destroy

Question 39

-cleisis

Answer 39

T) closure; blockage

Question 40

-cyesis

Answer 40

T) pregnancy

Question 41

-genesis

Answer 41

T) formation; development; growth

Question 42

-genic

Answer 42

T) producing; forming; produced by

Question 43

L)
[“i”] -gravida
[the root which immediately precedes
-gravida indicates the number of pregnancies experienced]

Answer 43

T) woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time)

Question 44

[“i”] -para

[see note above for -gravida, which also applies to -para]

Answer 44

T) woman who has given birth (n times)

Question 45

• pexy

- pexis

Answer 45

T) surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

Question 46

-strophe

Answer 46

T) a turning; a twisting

Question 47

-poiesis

Answer 47

T) production; formation; development; act of shaping

Question 48

-poietic

Answer 48

T) pertaining to formation or development