Word meanings Flashcards
latin- swollen root
bulbourethral glands
latin- neck
cervix
greek- color; body
chromosome
latin- body; white
corpus albicans
latin- body; yellow
corpus luteum
William Cowper, English surgeon (1666-1709)
Cowper gland
greek- hanging
cremaster
latin- to hurl or throw out
ejaculation
greek- in, to grow
embryo
greek- upon; pair
epididymis
Gabrielle Fallopio, Italian Anatomist (1523-1562)
Fallopian tubes
latin- fruitful
fertilization
latin- fruitful
fetus
greek- to marry
gametes
greek- to produce
gene
greek- acorn
glans
greek- seed
gonads
greek- membrane
hymen
latin- within; to inherit
inheritance
Franz von Leydig, German anatomist (1821-1908)
interstitial cells of Leydig
latin- lips
labia
latin- milk; process
lactation
latin- breast
mammary
latin- mountain; grown-up or hair
mons pubis
latin- mulberry or blackberry
morula
latin- to change
mutation
greek- egg; cell
oocyte
latin- egg
ovum
latin- cake
placenta
greek- standing before
prostate
latin- ridge
rugae
latin- a bag
scrotum
latin- seed
semen
latin- seed; to bear
seminiferous
latin- seed; bladder
seminal vesicles
greek- seed; life
spermatozoon
latin- to bear witness
testis
latin- womb
uterus
latin- sheath
vagina
latin- to lead; to carry away
vas deferens
latin- a covering
vulva
greek- yoke
zygote