Female Reproductive System Medical Word Elements

Question 0

cervic/o

Answer 0

neck; cervix uteri

Question 1

amni/o

Answer 1

amnion (amniotic sac)
amniocentesis: surgical puncture of the amniotic sac. a transabdominal puncture performed under ultrasound guidance using a needle and syringe to remove amniotic fluid

Question 2

colp/o

vagin/o

Answer 2

vagina

colposcopy: visual examination of the uterus

vaginocele or colpocele

Question 3

galacto/o

lact/o

Answer 3

galactopoiesis: production of milk
lactogen: forming or producing milk

Question 4

gynec/o

Answer 4

woman, female

Question 5

hyster/o
metri/o
utert/o

Answer 5

uterus (womb)

endometrial : pertaining to the lining of the uterus

Question 6

mamm/o

mast/o

Answer 6

breast

mastopexy is reconstructive, cosmetic surgery performed to affix sagging breasts in a more elevate3d position, commonly improving their shape

Question 7

men/o

Answer 7

menses, mensatruation

menorrhagia: bursting forth of the menses. an excessive amount of menstrual flow over a longer duration than normal

Question 8

metr/o

Answer 8

uterus (womb); measure

metroptosis: prolapse or downward displacement of the uterus

Question 9

nat/o

Answer 9

birth

prenatal: pertaining to before birth

Question 10

oophor/o

ovari/o

Answer 10

ovary

oophoroma

Question 11

perine/o

Answer 11

perineum

perineorrhaphy: suture of the perineum

perineorrhaphy is used to repair an episiotomy or a laceration that occurs during delivery of the fetus

Question 12

salping/o

Answer 12

tube (usually fallopian or Eustachian tubes)

Question 13

-arche

Answer 13

beginning

menarche: beginning of menstruation

Question 14

-cyesis

Answer 14

pregnancy

pseudocyesis: false pregnancy
pseudocyesis, also called false pregnancy, is a condition in which a woman develops bodily changes consistent with pregnancy when she is not pregnant

Question 15

-gravida

Answer 15

pregnant woman

multigravida: woman who has been pregnant more than once

Question 16

-para

Answer 16

to bear (offspring)

nullipara: woman who has never produced a viable offspring (nulli: none)

Question 17

-salpinx

Answer 17

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian)

hemosalpinx: blood in the Fallopian tube; also called hematosalpinx. refers to a collection of blood in a Fallopian tube, commonly associated with a tubal pregnancy

Question 18

-tocia

Answer 18

childbirth, labor

dystocia: difficult childbirth

Question 19

-version

Answer 19

turning

retroversion (tipping backward) of the uterus occurs in one of every four otherwise healthy women

Question 20

ante-

Answer 20

before, in front of

anteversion: tipping or turning forward of an organ

Question 21

dys-

Answer 21

bad, painful, difficult

dysmenorrhea: painful menstruation

Question 22

endo-

Answer 22

in, within

endometritis: inflammation of tissue within the uterus

Question 23

multi-

Answer 23

many, much

multipara: woman who has delivered more than one viable infant

Question 24

primi-

Answer 24

first

primigravida: woman during her first pregnancy