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Term | Definition |
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albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
balan/o | glans penis |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri |
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 |
gynec/o | woman/ female |
hyster/o | uterus |
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 | opening, meatus |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus; measure |
metri/o | uterus |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
obstetr/o | midwife |
olig/o | scanty |
oophor/o | ovary |
orch/o | testis |
orchi/o | testis |
orchid/o | testis |
ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
phim/o | muzzle |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
salping/o | tube |
schiz/o | split |
sperm/i | sperm |
sperm/o | sperm |
spermat/o | sperm |
test/o | testis |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
urethr | urethra |
urin/o | urine, urinary tract |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vas/o | vas deferens |
vesic/o | bladder |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-arche | beginning |
-ary | pertaining to |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-gen | forming, producing, origin |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-gram | record, writing |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ism | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
logist | specialist in study of |
megaly | enlargement |
-osis | abnormal condition increase |
-para | to bear |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-poiesis | formation, production |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-salpinx | tube |
-scope | instrument of examining |
-scopy | visual examination |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-tomy | incision |
-tripsy | crushing |
-uria | urine |
-version | turning |
a-, an- | without, not |
ante- | before, in front of |
contra- | against, opposite |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
endo- | in, within |
hypo- | under, below deficient |
multi- | many, much |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false, fake |
retro- | backward, behind |