Suffiexes/Prefixes (Reproductive) Flashcards
1
Q
-cyesis
A
Pregnancy
*pseudo/cyesis = false pregnancy; condition in which a woman believes she is pregnant when she is not
[pseudo-=false]
2
Q
-gravida
A
Pregnant woman
*primi/gravida = woman pregnant for the first time
[primi-=first]
3
Q
-para
A
To bear (offspring) *multi/para = woman who has delivered more than one valve infant [multi-=many, much]
4
Q
-salpinx
A
Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
*meat/o/salpinx = blood in the Fallopian tube
[hemat/o=blood]
5
Q
-tocia
A
Childbirth, labor
*dys/tocia = bad, difficult, painful childbirth
[dys-=bad, painful, difficult]
6
Q
Retro-
A
Backward, behind
*retro/version = tipping back of an organ
[-version= turning]
7
Q
-arche
A
Beginning
*men/arche = initial menstrual period
[men= menses, menstruation]
