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chapter (4)
repoductive componets & enocrine system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| colp/o vagin/o | vagina |
| metr/o,uter/o hyster/o | uterus |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| ovari/o, oophor/o | ovaries |
| cervic/o | cervix,neck |
| embry/o | embryo |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| gyn/o, gynec/o | woman |
| nat/o | birth |
| ov/o | egg |
| andr/o | male |
| phall/o | penis |
| balan/o | glands of the penis |
| orchid/o, orch/o test/o | testes |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| sperm/o spermat/o | sperm |
| aspermia | condition of no sperm |
| prostatectomy | removal of the prostate |
| cryptorchidism | undescended testes |
| balanitis | inflamed penis gland |
| phallic | pertaining to the penis |
| androgen | male sex hormone |
| oval | pertaining to the egg |
| mammography | recording of the breast |
| prolactin hormone | promotes breast milk production |
| embryology | study of the human development through the 8th week after conception |
| cervical cancer | cancer of the cervix (neck) |
| oophorectomy | surgical removal of the ovaries |
| ovarian cyst | fluid filled sacs in the ovary |
| salpingitis | inflamed fallopian tube |
| endometriosis | abnormal growth of the endometrium |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| colposcopy | visual exam of the vagina |
| vaginitis | inflamed vagina |
| gonads for women | ovaries |
| gonads for men | testes |
| endocrine system | is the system of glands, each of which secretes different types of hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland-shield |
| toxic/o, tox/i | toxins |
| pil/o | gray |
| toxemia | toxins in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | over-active thyroid gland |
| thymosin | hormone secreted by the thymus gland |
| hyperparathyroidism | over-active parathyroid glands |
| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
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