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Terminology Exam Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | albumin |
| amni/o | amnion, amniotic sac |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cervic/o | cervix uteri, neck |
| colp/o | vagina |
| corp/o | body |
| corpor/o | body |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gyn/o | female, woman |
| gynec/o | female. woman |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| kal/i | potassium |
| kern/o | kernel (nucleus) |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lith/o | stone/calculus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| meat/o | meatus, opening |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus, measure |
| metri/o | uterus, womb |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| obstetr/o | mid wife |
| olig/o | scanty |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/o | testes, testis |
| orchi/o | testes, testis |
| orchid/o | testes, testis |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| phim/o | muzzle |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | renal |
| salping/o | tube |
| schiz/o | splitting |
| sperm/i | spermatozoa, sperm |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa,sperm |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm |
| test/o | testis |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vessels |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -al, -ary, -ic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -arche | begining |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -gen, -genesis | origin, producing, forming |
| -gram | recording, writing |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition of |
| -para | to bear off spring |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -salpinx | tube |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tocia | child birth, labour |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | turning |
| a-, an | without |
| ante- | before, infront |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| dys- | difficult, bad, painful |
| endo- | in, within |
| hypo- | below, under |
| multi- | many, much |
| prmi- | first |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backward, behind |