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Module 7 Flashcards

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pub-

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pubis; pubic bone; pubic region

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orch-

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testis [pl. testes]; testicle

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-cleisis

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closure; blockage

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hol-

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all; entire; whole

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naked

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gymn- [Greek; gymnasium = place to be naked b/c all athletics & exercise done naked]

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uter-

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uterus [Latin]

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principal

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arch-, archae-, arche- (R)

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egg

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o- [ALWAYS follow with connecting vowel ‘o’]

ov-

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vagina

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colp- [Greek, from kolpos = Latin sinus = “fold”]

vagin- [Latin, from vagina = “sword sheath/scabbard”

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production

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-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning “to make”, “to do”]

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menstruation

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men- [from Greek mēn = “moon”/”month” b/c length of lunar and menstrual cycles similar]

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surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

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-pexy, -pexis

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genitals

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genit-

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pregnancy

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-cyesis

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semen

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semin-, spermat-, sperm-

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didym-

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testis [pl. testes]; testicle [Greek]

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amph-

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both

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nipple

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thel-

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prostate

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prostat-

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ovary

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oophor- [literally “egg carrier”]

ovari-

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self

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aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for “self”]

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growth [natural, reproductive sense]

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-genesis [from Greek AND Latin root gen-, with idea of birth, offspring, family]

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uterus [Greek]

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hyster-, metr-

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agent used to kill or destroy

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-cide [usually preceded by connecting vowel ‘i’]

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woman who has given birth (n times)

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-para [preceding root gives n; preceding connecting vowel is ALWAYS ‘i’]

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seminal vesicle

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spermat-, sperm-

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sem-

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half

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all

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pan- (R) [NO connecting vowel unless preceding ‘g’], hol- (R)

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-genic

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forming; developing; producing; produced by
[attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]

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ov-

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egg; ovum [pl. ova]

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cervic-

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neck of any biological structure [general]

cervix; neck of the uterus [female reproductive system]

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toc-

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childbirth

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shaping

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-poietic

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arche-

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ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

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pen-

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penis

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scrotum

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osche-, scrot-

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tub-

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Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]

[Latin]

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cervic- [female reproductive system context]

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cervix; neck of the uterus

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spine [not spin-]

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echin- (R)

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40
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-blast

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embryonic cell

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pubic bone

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pub-, pubi-

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hymen-

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hymen [Greco-Roman]

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blunt

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ambly- (R) [NOT followed by a connecting vowel]

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aut-

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spontaneous; itself; own; self [many defns; use context]

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orche-

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testis [pl. testes]; testicle

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spermat-

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semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle

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formation [non-organic, ‘making’ sense]

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-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning “to make”, “to do”]

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thel-

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nipple

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crypt-

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hidden

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50
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test-

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testis [pl. testes]; testicle

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episi-

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vulva

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gonad

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gonad-

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chief

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arch-, archae-, arche- (R)

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-pexis

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surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

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half

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hem-, sem- (R) [BOTH use connecting vowel ‘i’]

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ovari-

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ovary

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-strophe

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a turning; a twisting

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perine-

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perineum; region between anus & scrotum or anus & vulva

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closure

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-cleisis

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vas-

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vessel carrying fluid (often blood, even if not explicit) through a biological structure [general]
vas deferens [reproductive context; vas = Latin for vessel/container, deferens = Latin for “carrying down” -> vas deferens carries sperm from testes to urethra]

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vagin-

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vagina [Latin]

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-genesis

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formation; development; growth

[from Greek AND Latin root, gen-, which has idea of birth, offspring, family -> natural, organic, reproductive sense]

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pubis

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pub-, pubi-

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men-

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menstruation; menstrual cycle [Greek]

65
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reproduction

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genit-

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sexual desire

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erot-

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-atresia

A

absence of the OPENING to (a bodily structure)

[NOT absence of the structure itself; usually congenital]

68
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ancient [not pale-]

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arch-, archae-, arche- (R)

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amb-

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both

70
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spontaneous

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aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for “self”]

71
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glans penis

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balan-

72
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uterus

A

hyster-, metr- [Greek]

uter- [Latin]

73
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forming

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  • poietic
  • genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
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pan-

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all; entire; whole

75
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-para

A

woman who has given birth (n times)

[preceding root gives n; counts number of EPISODES of childbirth (so twins = 1 together)]

76
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gymn-

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naked [Greek; gymnasium = place to be naked b/c all athletics & exercise done naked]

77
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orchi-

A

testis [pl. testes]; testicle

78
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act of killing or destroying

A

-cide [usually preceded by connecting vowel ‘i’]

79
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penis

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phall-, pen-

80
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archae-

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ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

81
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-poiesis

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formation; development; production; act of shaping

[from Greek verb for “to make”, “to do” -> non-organic sense]

82
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epididym-

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epididymis [Greek, didym- from didymos = “twin”; literally ‘on the testicle surface’]

83
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metr-

A

uterus [Greek]

84
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balan-

A

glans penis

85
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sperm-

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semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle

86
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salping-

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Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]

[Greek; primarily Fallopian tube, sometimes Eustachian, occasionally others]

87
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childbirth

A

toc-

88
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vulva

A

episi-, vulv-

89
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act of shaping

A

-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning “to make”, “to do”]

90
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a turning [termination]

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-strophe

91
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breast

A

mamm-, mast-

92
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oophor-

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ovary

93
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produced by

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-genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]

94
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itself

A

aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for “self”]

95
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phall-

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penis [particularly representation of erect one; from Greek phallos, used in fertility rites/precessions, on boxy statues (herms) outside Athenian homes/crossroads, Greco-Roman comedies; in Latin & English as phallus]

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-poietic

A

forming; developing; producing; shaping

[non-organic, ‘making’/’doing’ sense]

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trachel- [female reproductive system context]

A

cervix; neck of the uterus

98
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erot-

A

sexual desire; sexual act

99
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hidden

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crypt- (R)

100
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uterus [Latin]

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uter-

101
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hem- [non-circulatory context]

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half

102
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Fallopian tube

A

salping- [Greek], tub- [Latin]

[both mean ‘trumpet’ b/c Fallopian tubes look like old-fashioned trumpet]

103
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spermatozoa

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spermat-, sperm-

104
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absence of the opening to (a bodily structure)

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-atresia

105
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first [non-numerical, not prot-]

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arch-, archae-, arche- (R)

106
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o-

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egg; ovum [pl. ova]

107
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whole

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pan- (R) [NO connecting vowel unless preceding ‘g’], hol- (R)

108
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both

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amph- (R) [connecting vowel: ‘i’ or ‘o’]

amb- (R) [connecting vowel: ‘i’]

109
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epididymis

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epididym- [Greek]

110
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developing

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  • poietic
  • genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
111
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blockage

A

-cleisis

112
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genit-

A

reproduction; genitals

113
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prostat-

A

prostate

114
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original

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arch-, archae-, arche- (R)

115
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testis/testes

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didym- [Greek, from didymos = “twin”]
orchid-, orchi-, orche-, orch- [b/c orchid’s tuberoid roots resemble male genitalia]
test-

116
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-pexy

A

surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

117
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osche-

A

scrotum

118
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formation [natural, reproductive sense]

A

-genesis [from Greek AND Latin root gen-, with idea of birth, offspring, family]

119
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vas- [reproductive context]

A

vas deferens [vas = Latin for vessel/container, deferens = Latin for “carrying down” -> vas deferens carries sperm from testes to urethra]

120
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perineum

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perine-

121
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hymen

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hymen- [for Greco-Roman god of marriage, Hymenaeus, b/c breaking of hymen symbolized girl’s first sexual experience]

122
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ambly-

A

dull; blunt

123
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colp-

A

vagina [Greek]

124
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-gravida

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woman who is/has been pregnant for (nth time)[preceding root indicates n, # of PREGNANCIES, not births]

125
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embryonic cell

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-blast

126
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mamm-

A

breast

127
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echin-

A

spiny [adj]; spine [noun]

[either usually ok]

128
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orchid-

A

testis [pl. testes]; testicle

129
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arch-

A

ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

130
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trachel-

A

neck of any biological structure [general]

cervix; neck of the uterus [female reproductive system]

131
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own

A

aut- (R) [BREAKS RULE: almost always at beginning of term, not preceding root it modifies]
[from Greek for “self”]

132
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vulv-

A

vulva

133
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semin-

A

semen

134
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gonad-

A

gonad

135
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a twisting

A

-strophe

136
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pubi-

A

pubis; pubic bone; pubic region

137
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sexual act

A

erot-

138
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menstrual cycle

A

men- [from Greek mēn = “moon”/”month” b/c length of lunar and menstrual cycles similar]

139
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a tube [within a biological structure]

A

salping- [Greek], tub- [Latin]

[both mean trumpet b/c of long tubes; salping- particularly refers to Fallopian tubes & sometimes Eustachian tubes]

140
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-cide

A

act of killing or destroying; agent used to kill or destroy

141
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seminal cord

A

spermat-, sperm-

142
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dull

A

ambly- (R) [NOT followed by a connecting vowel]

143
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producing

A
  • poietic
  • genic [attached root can be subject (glycogenic substances produce glycogen) OR object (neurogenic disorder originates in nerves or nervous tissue) of implied action]
144
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entire

A

pan- (R) [NO connecting vowel unless preceding ‘g’], hol- (R)

145
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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

146
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woman who is/has been pregnant for (nth time)

A

-gravida [from Latin adj. gravidas = “full”, “heavy”; attached root gives n; preceding connecting vowel is ALWAYS ‘i’]

147
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mast- [female reproductive system context]

A

breast

148
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primitive

A

arch-, archae-, arche- (R)

149
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scrot-

A

scrotum

150
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ovum

A

o- [ALWAYS follow with connecting vowel ‘o’]

ov-

151
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pubic region

A

pub-, pubi-

152
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region between anus & scrotum or anus & vulva

A

perine-

153
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development [non-organic, ‘making’ sense]

A

-poiesis [from Greek verb meaning “to make”, “to do”]

154
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development [natural, reproductive sense]

A

-genesis [from Greek AND Latin root gen-, with idea of birth, offspring, family]

155
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testicle

A

didym- [Greek, from didymos = “twin”]
orchid-, orchi-, orche-, orch- [b/c orchid’s tuberoid roots resemble male genitalia]
test-

156
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hyster-

A

uterus [Greek -> hysteria attributed to ‘wandering womb’ compressing different areas]

157
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vas deferens

A

vas- [Latin for a Roman vessel/container]

158
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spiny

A

echin- (R)

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