Reproductive System Flashcards
Amni/o
Amnion (amniotic sac)
Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
Colp/o
Vagina
Galact/o
Milk
Gynec/o
Woman, female
Hyster/o
Uterus (womb)
Lact/o
Milk
Mamm/o, Mast/o
Breast
Men/o
Menses, menstruation
Metr/o
Uterus or measure
Metri/o
Uterus (womb)
Nat/o
Birth
Oophor/o
Ovary
Ovari/o
Ovary
Perine/o
Perineum
Salping/o
Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
Uter/o
Uterus (womb)
Vagin/o
Vagina
-Arche
Beginning
-Centesis
Surgical puncture
-Cyesis
Pregnancy
-Gravida
Pregnant woman
-Para
To bear (off-spring)
-Poiesis
Formation, production
-Rrhaphy
Suture
-Rrhexis
Rupture
-Salpinx
Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
-Scopy
Visual examination
-Tocia
Childbirth, labor
-Version
Turning
Ante-
Before, in front of
Dys-
Bad; painful; difficult
Endo-
In, within
Multi-
Many, much
Post-
After
Pre-
Before, in front of
Primi-
First
Pseudo-
False
Balan/o
Glans penis
Crypt/o
Hidden
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Genit/o
Genitalia
Gonad/o
Gonads, sex glands
Olig/o
Scanty, few
Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o
Testis (plural, testes)
Test/o
Testis (plural, testes)
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
Spermat/o, Sperm/o
Spermatozoa, sperm cells
Varic/o
Dilated vein
Vas/o
Vessel; vas differens; duct
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
-Cide
Killing
-Genesis
Forming, producing, origin
-Ism
Condition
-Spadias
Slit, fissure
-Ary
Pertaining to
-Cele
Hernia, swelling
-Gen
Forming, producing, origin
-Graphy
Process of recording
-Therapy
Treatment
Brachy-
Short
Epi-
Above, upon
LMP
Last Menstrual Period
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
PSA
Prostate-Specific Antigen
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
US
Ultrasound, Ultrasonography