Female Reproductive Sys Flashcards by David Holmberg

amni/o

amnion (amniotic sac)

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amni/o/centesis

surgical puncture of the amniotic sac, -centesis: surgical puncture

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cervic/o

neck; cervix

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cervic/itis

inflammation of the cervix

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colp/o

vagina

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vagin/o

vagina

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colp/o/scopy

visual examination of the vagina, -scopy: visual examination

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vagin/o/cele

vaginal hernia, also called colpocele, -cele: hernia, swelling

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galact/o

milk

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lact/o

milk

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galact/o/poiesis

production of milk, -poiesis: formation, production

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lact/o/gen

forming or producing milk, -gen: forming, producing, origin

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gynec/o

woman, female

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hyster/o

uterus

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metri/o

uterus

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uter/o

uterus

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hyster/ectomy

exciion of the uterus, -ectomy: excision, removal

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endo/metri/al

pertaining to the lining of the uterus, endo-in,within, -al: pertaining to

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uter/o/vagin/al

relating to the uterus and vagina, -al: pertaining to

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mamm/o

breast

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mast/o

breast

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mamm/o/gram

radiograph of the breast

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mast/o/pexy

surgical fixation of the breasts, -pexy: fixation

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men/o

menses, menstration

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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