Reproductive System Root Words Flashcards

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1
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amni/o

A

amniotic sac

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andr/o

A

male

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3
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balan/o

A

glans penis

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cervic/o

A

neck
neck of uterus
cervix uteri

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5
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chori/o

A

chorion

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6
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colp/o

A

vagina

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7
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cry/o

A

cold

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8
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crypt/o

A

hidden

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9
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culd/o

A

cul-de-sac

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10
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embry/o

A

embryo

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11
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epididym/o

A

epididymis

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12
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episi/o

A

vulva

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13
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fet/o

A

fetus

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14
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fibr/o

A

fiber

fibrous tissue

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15
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galact/o

A

milk

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16
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genit/o

A

genitalia

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17
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gonad/o

A

gonads

sex glands

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18
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gynec/o

A

woman

female

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19
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hem/o

A

blood

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20
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hymen/o

A

hymen

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21
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hyster/o

A

uterus

womb

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22
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lact/o

A

milk

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23
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

24
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later/o

A

side

to one side

25
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mamm/o

A

breast

26
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mast/o

A

breast

27
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men/o

A

menses

menstruation

28
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metr/o

A

uterus (womb)

measure

29
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metri/o

A

uterus (womb)

30
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nat/o

A

birth

31
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o/o

A

egg

32
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olig/o

A

scanty

few

33
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oophor/o

A

ovary

34
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orch/o

A

testis (plural testes)

35
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orchi/o

A

testis (plural testes)

36
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orchid/o

A

tesis (plural testes)

37
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ovari/o

A

ovary

38
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paus/o

A

cessation

stopping

39
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

40
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pen/o

A

penis

41
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perine/o

A

perineum (area between scrotum and anus)

42
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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

43
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py/o

A

pus

44
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salping/o

A

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian)

45
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septic/o

A

infection

46
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sperm/i

A

spermatozoa

sperm cells

47
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sperm/o

A

spermatozoa

sperm cells

48
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spermat/o

A

spermatozoa

sperm cells

49
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test/o

A

testis

plural testes

50
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testicul/o

A

testes

51
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urin/o

A

urine

52
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uter/o

A

uterus

53
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vagin/o

A

vagina

54
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varic/o

A

dilated vein

55
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vas/o

A

vessel
vas defrens
duct

56
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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

57
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vulv/o

A

vulva