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Harrison Med Term
Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -is | noun suffix, no meaning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -um | noun suffix, no meaning |
| -tocia | birth, labor |
| -partum | childbirth, labor |
| -e | noun suffix, no meaning |
| psued/o | false |
| pelv/i, pelv/o | pelvic bone, pelvis |
| cephal/o | head |
| par/o, part/o | bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth |
| prim/i | first |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| puerper/o | childbirth |
| omphal/o | umbilicus, navel |
| -amnios | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| nulli- | none |
| micro- | small |
| terat/o | malformations |
| post- | after |
| multi- | many |
| ante-, pre- | before |
| pylor/o | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| nat/o | birth |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| embry/o | embryo, to be full |
| amni/o, amnion/o | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| lact/o | milk |
| fet/o, fet/i | fetus, unborn child |
| chori/o | chorion |
| -us | noun suffix, no meaning |