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Chapter 12
Romich
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cervic/o | neck or necklike |
| vagin/o and colop/o | sheath or vagina |
| epididym/o | tube at the upper part of each testis (epididymus) |
| fet/I or fet/o | fetus |
| Genit/o | related to birth or the reproductive organs |
| gest/o and gestat/o | to bear or carry off spring |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| hyster/o, metr/o, metri/o, and uter/o | uterus |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o and mast/o | breast |
| oo/o, ov/i, and ov/o | egg |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o, and testicul/o | testes |
| ovari/o and oophor/o | ovary |
| part/o | birth or labor |
| pen/i and priap/o | penis |
| pregn/o | pregnant or with off spring |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| sperm/o and spermat/o | sperm cell or seed |
| vulv/o and episi/o | to turn or roll |
| -cyesis | |
| -para | to bear or bring forth |
| -cele | hernia, cyst, cavity, or tumor |
| Peri- | around or surrounding |
| Pseudo- | false |
| Primi- | first |
| Multi- | many |
| Vivi- | alive |
| Ovi- | |
| Hydro- | water |
| Theriogenology | is used to describe animal reproduction or the study of producing beasts |
| Cryptorchidism | developmental defect in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum; also called undescended testicle(s). Animals may be unilaterally or bilaterally cryp-torchid. Unilaterally cryptorchid is sometimes called monorchid (mohn-ōr-kihd). |
| Dystocia | difficult birth; the female is having difficulty expelling the fetus. |
| Hermaphroditism | condition of having both ovarian and testicular tissue. Pseudohermaphroditism (soo-dō-hər-mahf-rō-dih-tihzm) is the condition of having gonads of one sex but the physical characteristics of both sexes. |
| Episiotomy | surgical incision of the perineum and vagina to facilitate delivery of the fetus and to prevent damage to maternal structures. |