MedTerm) Uro & Genitals Flashcards
AD
near or beside
refers to (the adrenal gland is located on top of kidney)
CALCO
pebbles or granules of calcium mineral
pertains to calcurea pebbles or granules of calcium mineral in urine
CEC/O
blind pouch
surgically attached to abdominal wall (dead end pouch or 1st part of colon - right side)
COLPO
vagina
inflamed
CRYPTO
hidden
refers to testis/state of or condition of
CULD/O
blind pouch
viewing/procedure of (an instrument examines the pelvic viscera ‘organs’ with an endoscope after introducing it through the posterior fornix ‘arch’ cul-de-sac ‘blind pouch’ wall of the vagina)
-CYESIS
pregnancy
many/pregnancy
CYST/O
bladder or sac
inflamed
EC
outside, outward, outer, out
pertains to related term(s): ECT-, ECTO-
EMBRYO
early
refers to embryo/logy young one/study of
ENEMA
injection
(water forced into colon for cleansing)
ENURESIS
to void or expel urine
(involuntary: like bed-wetting)
EPISI/O
pubic region or vulva
to stitch (repair of a lacerated or torn vulva or of an episiotomy)
ERGO
work or labor
to measure ergot work or labor (birthing drug)
ESTR/O
female
beginning (phase of cycle)
EU
good or normal
good or normal/feeling (mental)/pertain to
FEC/O
stool or fecal matter
like stone
FET/O
young
refers to (embryo means early)
FISS
to split or splitting
refers to cleft or split/state of
FISTUL/O
pipe or pipe stem
pus found within a pipe or tube that opens to body surface
GENIT/O
reproductive or birth
refers to (reproductive structures)
GEST
to bear or separate
process of (time period from conception to birth)
GLOMERUL/O
small round mass or tiny ball
inflamed (mass or capillary tuft of nephron ‘kidney functional unit or filter’)
GRAVID/O
heavy or pregnant
refers to (gravida means pregnant woman)
GROIN
inguinal region
(depression between thigh and trunk)
GYNEC/O
woman
science and study of/specialist
HAPLO
half (single)
resembling (set of 23 chromosomes in cell ‘not paired’)
HYAL/O
glassy or glass-like
enzyme (enzyme found in head of sperm that break down tissues on contact)
HYSTER/O
uterus
removal
IATR/O
treat or cure
related term(s): -IATR/Y
KARY/O
nucleus
movement or motion
KRAUR/O
dryness
condition (associated with mouth and vagina)
LACT/O
milk
milk/sugar
-LAPSE
falling or slippage
before/falling or slippage (means normal before slippage)
LIBID/O
desire
refers to (conscious or unconscious sex drive)
MAMM/O
breast
refers to
MAST/O
breast
removal/procedure of (partial or complete)
MEI/O
lesser, smaller, fewer
condition of (reduction of cells chromosome from 23 pairs to 23 in egg or sperm)
MEN/O
monthly or month
start/stoppage
METR/A
uterus or womb
within/uterus or womb/condition
MICTUR/O
to make water or urinate
process of
NAT
birth
refers to
NEPHR/O
kidney
inflamed
-O/PEXY
to fixate, attach, sew
procedure of
-O/RRHEA
discharge or flow
monthly/discharge or flow (slow)
OBSTETR/I
midwife
pertains to
OOPHOR/O
ovary
inflamed
ORCHI/O
testes or seed producer
tumor or swelling
OV/O
egg
refer to
PART/O
birth or labor
after/birth or labor/refers to
PEN/O
tail or penis
inflamed
PERINE/O
base or floor
refers to (area between anus and external genital organs ‘scrotum and vulva’)
-PHASE
stage
change/stage or an appearance
PLACENT/A
cake
inflamed (afterbirth or structure attached to uterine wall during pregnancy that provides nutrition to the fetus)
PREPUCE
foreskin or hood
skin covering of penis ‘tail’ and clitoris ‘penis-like’
PROSTAT/O
one who lies before
excision (cut out)
PYEL/O
pelvis or kidney
inflammation
REN/O
kidney
pertaining to
SALPING/O
tube, duct, canal
inflamed
SCROT/O
sac or pouch
refers to
SEMIN/O
seed or seed producer
refers to semen seed (male sperm ‘with fluid’)
TEL/O
end or outward
stage (the end stage or phase of mitosis)
TERM
end, place at the end, or boundary
a set period of time like the end of pregnancy
TEST/E
witness
small or little
TOCI/O
birth, giving birth, birthing
difficult, painful, faulty/birth/refers to
TORSI
twisted
refers to (Torsion means twisting of a body part)
TUB/O
canal or tube
refers to: to bind (burning or cauterizing)/procedure of
UMBILIC/O
navel
refers to
UR/O
urine
study/process or procedure of
URETER/O
small canal
inflamed
URETHERO
canal
inflamed (tube running from urinary bladder to outside of body)
UTERO
womb
refers to
VAGIN/O
sheath
refers to
VOLV/O
to twist, twisting, rolling
refers to (bowel obstruction causes by the bowel twisting)
VULV/O
covering
refers to (the covering tissue of the female external genitalia)
What does ‘A-‘ signify?
Without or lack of
Example: amenorrhea - without or lack of monthly flow.
What does ‘ABORT/IO’ refer to?
To miscarry (natural or induced)
Example: abortion - procedure of or process of miscarrying.
What does ‘ABRUPT/IO’ mean?
To tear away from
Example: abruptus placentae - to tear away from quickly.
What does ‘BALAN/O’ refer to?
Penis
Example: balanitis - inflamed penis.
What does ‘CANDID/I’ signify?
Glowing white
Example: candidiasis - glowing white fungus infection.
What does ‘CONTRA-‘ mean?
Against
Example: contraception - against heads (coming together).
What does ‘-DIDYMUS’ refer to?
Testis or teste
Example: epididymus - coiled structure on top of testes.
What does ‘GON/O’ signify?
Seed or seed producer
Example: gonorrhea - seed or seed producer flowing from.
What does ‘GUMM/O’ refer to?
Gum or gum-like
Example: gumma - lesions of 3rd stage of syphilis.
What does ‘HERPES’ mean?
To creep
Example: Herpes Simplex Virus - to creep.
What does ‘PHIM/O’ signify?
To muzzle or muzzling
Example: phimosis - condition of muzzling.
What does ‘-PHYLAXIS’ refer to?
Protection or guard
Example: prophylaxis - before protection.
What does ‘PUB/O’ mean?
Pubis or pubic
Example: pubic - refers to pubis.
What does ‘SCAB/O’ signify?
To itch
Example: scabies - condition of itching.
What does ‘SPERM/O’ refer to?
Sperm
Example: spermicide - to kill sperm.
What does ‘ZYGO-‘ mean?
Union
Example: zygote - union instrument.
