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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |