Female Reproductive System Terms

Question 1

What is the root & prefexi for uterus?

Answer 1

Hyster/o, metr/

Question 2

What is the root & prefexi for Uterine tube?

Answer 2

Salping/o, -salpinx

Question 3

What is the root & prefexi for Vagina?

Answer 3

Colp/o

Question 4

What is the root & prefexi for Ovary?

Answer 4

Oophor/o

Question 5

What is the root & prefexi for Menstruation?

Answer 5

Men/o

Question 6

What is the root & prefexi for Breast?

Answer 6

Mamm/o, mast/o

Question 7

What is the root & prefexi for Intercourse?

Answer 7

-pareunia, coitus

Question 8

What is a term for Uterus?

Answer 8

Hysterectomy, endometritis

(inflammation of the lining of uterus)

Question 9

What is a term for Uterine tube?

Answer 9

Salpingitis, hematosalpinx

(blood in the uterine tube)

Question 10

What is a term for Vagina?

Answer 10

Colporrhaphy (suturing a tear),

colpoplasty (surgical reconstruction),

colposcopy (viewing the interior)

Question 11

What is a term for Ovary?

Answer 11

Oophorectomy,

oophoropexy (surgery fixation, reattachment)

Question 12

What is a term for Menstruation?

Answer 12

Menarche (first),

dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation)

Question 13

What is a term for Breast?

Answer 13

Mammogram,

mastectomy

Question 14

What is a term for Intercourse?

Answer 14

Dyspareunia (painful intercourse),

precoital,

postcoital (before and after intercourse)