Female Reproductive Sys Flashcards
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
amni/o/centesis
surgical puncture of the amniotic sac, -centesis: surgical puncture
cervic/o
neck; cervix
cervic/itis
inflammation of the cervix
colp/o
vagina
vagin/o
vagina
colp/o/scopy
visual examination of the vagina, -scopy: visual examination
vagin/o/cele
vaginal hernia, also called colpocele, -cele: hernia, swelling
galact/o
milk
lact/o
milk
galact/o/poiesis
production of milk, -poiesis: formation, production
lact/o/gen
forming or producing milk, -gen: forming, producing, origin
gynec/o
woman, female
hyster/o
uterus
metri/o
uterus
uter/o
uterus
hyster/ectomy
exciion of the uterus, -ectomy: excision, removal
endo/metri/al
pertaining to the lining of the uterus, endo-in,within, -al: pertaining to
uter/o/vagin/al
relating to the uterus and vagina, -al: pertaining to
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
mamm/o/gram
radiograph of the breast
mast/o/pexy
surgical fixation of the breasts, -pexy: fixation
men/o
menses, menstration
men/o/rrhagia
bursting forth of menses, -rrhagia: bursting forth
metr/o
uterus, womb, measure
metr/o/ptosis
prolapse or downward displacement of the uterus, -ptosis: prolapse, downward displacement
nast/o
birth
pre/nat/al
pertaining to the time period before birth
oophor/o
ovary
ovari/o
ovary
oophor/oma
ovarian tumor
ovari/o/rrhexis
rupture of an ovary, -rrhexis: rupture
perine/o
perineum
perine/o/rrhaphy
suture of the perineum, -rrhaphy: suture
salping/o
tube, usually fallopian or eustachian tubes
salping/o/plasty
surgical repair of a fallopian tube, -plasty: surgical repair
-arche
beginning
men/arche
beginning of menstration
-cyesis
pregnancy
pseudo/cyesis
false pregnancy, psuedo: false
-gravidad
pregnant woman
multi/gravidad
woman who has been pregnant more thanonce
-para
to bear (off spring)
nulli/para
woman who has never produced a viable offspring
-salpinx
tube, usually fallopian or eustachian tubes
hem/o/salpinx
blood in a fallopian tube
-tocia
childbirth, labor
dys/tocia
difficult childbirth, dys: bad, painful, difficult
=version
turning
retro/version
tipping or turning back (of an organ)
ante-
before, in front of
ante/version
tipping or turning forward of an organ, -version: turning
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
dys/men/o/rrhea
painful menstration
endo-
in, within
endo/metr/itis
inflammation of the tissue within the uterus
multi-
many much
multi/para
woman who has delivered more tha one viable infant, regardless of if offspring was born alive
-para
to bear (offspring)
post-
after
post/nat/al
occuring after birth
primi/-
first
primi/gravidad
woman during her first pregnancy
