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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| andr/o | male |
| atresia/o | absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| amni/o, amnion/o | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| cephal/o | head |
| chori/o | chorion |
| embry/o | embryo |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| fet/i, fet/o | fetus, unborn child |
| gravid/o, -cyesis | pregnancy |
| lact/o | milk |
| omphal/o | umbilicus, navel |
| par/o, part/o, nat/o | bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth |
| pelv/o, pelv/i | pelvic bone, pelvis |
| prim/i | first |
| pseudo/o | false |
| puerper/o, -partum, -tocia | childbirth |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| terat/o | malformations |
| ante-, pre- | before |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| post- | after |
| -amnios | amnion, amniotic fluid |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| epydidym/o | epydidymis |
| orch/o, orchid/o, test/o | testis, testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | spermatozoon |
| vas/o | vessel duct |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -ism | state of |
| arche/o | first, beginning |
| cervic/o, trachel/o | cervix |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva |
| gyn/o, gynec/o | women |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o, uter/o, metr/i, metr/o | uterus |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o, -salpinx | uterine tube |
| peri- | surrounding |
| -e, -is, -um, -us | no meaning |