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Term | Definition |
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abort/o | to miscarry |
albumin/o | protein, albumin |
amni/o | aminotic sac,aminion |
andr/o | male |
azot/o | nitrogeneous compounds |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
balan/o | glans of penis |
cervic/o | neck of cervix utera |
chori/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
corp/0 | body |
corpor/o | body |
cortic/o | cortex |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
crytp/o | hidden |
epididym/o | epidymis |
episi/o | vulva |
galact/o | milk |
gen/o | forming, producing, origin |
genit/o | genitalia |
gest/o | pregnancy |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gon/o | seed (ovum or spermatozoa) |
gonad/o | gonads (sex glands) |
gyn/o | woman, female |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hem/o | blood |
hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
kal/i | potassium (electrolyte) |
kern/o | kernal (nucleus) |
ket/0 | ketone |
keton/0 | ketone bodies |
lact/o | milk |
lapar/0 | abdomen |
lith/o | stone calcus |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
meat/o | opening meatus |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus |
metri/o | uterus |
nat/o | birth |
natr/o | sodium (electrolyte) |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
obstetr/o | midwife |
olig/o | scanty |
oophor/o | ovary |
orch/o | testis (plural testes) |