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Med-Term
Ch.8 Terms-Female
Term | Definition |
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amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) |
colp/o or vagin/o | vagina |
glact/o or lact/o | milk |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hyster/o or uter/o | uterus |
mamm/o or mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstration |
metr/o | uterus (womb) measure |
nat/o | birth |
oophor/o or ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian-auditory tubes |
vulv/o or episi/o | vulva |
-arche | beginning |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian-auditory tubes |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-version | turning |