Word roots, Obstetrics Flashcards
1
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amnios, amni/o, amnion/o
A
amnion, amniotic fluid
2
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ante
A
before
3
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cephal/o
A
head
4
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chori/o
A
chorion
5
Q
cyesis
A
pregnancy
6
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embry/o
A
embryo, to be full
7
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
8
Q
fet/o, fet/i
A
fetus, unborn child
9
Q
gravid/o
A
pregnancy
10
Q
lact/o
A
milk
11
Q
micro
A
small
12
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multi
A
many
13
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nat/o
A
birth
14
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nulli
A
none
15
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omphal/o
A
umbilicus, navel
16
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par/o, part/o
A
bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
17
Q
partum
A
childbirth, labor
18
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pelv/I, pelv/o
A
pelvic bone, pelvis
19
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post
A
after
20
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pre
A
before
21
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prim/i
A
first
22
Q
pseud/o
A
FALSE
23
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puerper/o
A
childbirth
24
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pylor/o
A
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
25
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rrhexis
A
rupture
26
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terat/o
A
malformations
27
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tocia
A
birth, labor
