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Chap 12 Elem & Means
IU MED TERM Chap 12 Elements & Meanings
| Chap 12 Elements | Chap 12 Elements &Meanings |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac ) |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| galact/o | milk |
| lact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hyster/o | uterus (wombs) |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menes, menstruation |
| metri/o | uterus (womb) |
| uter/o | uterus (womb) |
| metr/o | uterus (womb); measure |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or estachian [auditory] tubes) |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -para | to bear (offspring) |
| -salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes) |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -version | turning |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| multi- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| primi- | first |