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MED 104 Mrs.D
Flashcards for Ch. 7 & 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pen- | penis |
| gonad | seed; testis or ovary |
| perin/e | perineum |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| scrot- | scrotum |
| raphe | seam; line separating two symmetrical structures |
| semen | seed |
| semin- | semen |
| vesic- | sac containing fluid |
| -le | small |
| testicul- | testicle |
| torsion | twist |
| andr/o- | masculine |
| -gen | form, create |
| gen- | origin, create |
| -esis | abnormal condition |
| sperm | seed |
| spermat/o- | sperm |
| -genesis | origin, creation |
| test/o- | testis |
| -sterone | steriod |
| -alis | pertaining to |
| crytp- | hidden |
| orch/i- | testicle |
| -cele | cave, swelling |
| spermat/o- | sperm |
| varic/o | varicosity |
| ur/o- | urinary system |
| prosta- | prostate |
| gland- | gland |
| -in | chemical |
| plas- | molding, formation |
| noct- | night |
| prostat- | prostate |
| vas/o- | duct |
| glans | acorn; head of the penis or clitoris |
| prepuce | foreskin |
| pripism | persistent erection of the penis |
| balan- | glans penis |
| -ias | condition |
| phim- | muzzle |
| sperm/i- | sperm |
| urethr/o- | urethra |
| estr/o- | woman |
| gynec/o- | female |
| obstetr- | midwifery |
| perineum | area between the thighs, extending from the coccyx to the pubis |
| partum- | childbirth |
| -ent | pertaining to, end result |
| gest- | pregnancy |
| vulva | female external genitalia |
| dys- | painful |
| vagina | birth canal |
| vulv/o- | vulva |
| -dynia | pain |
| cervic- | cervix |
| menses | monthly uterine bleeding |
| menstr/u- | menses |
| -ate | composed of, pertaining to |
| ovari- | ovary |
| -an | pertaining to |
| ovum; ova | egg |
| pregn- | with child, pregnant |
| -ancy | state of |
| gestat- | gestation, pregnancy |
| uterus | womb |
| metr/i- | uterus |
| os | mouth; opening into a canal |
| ovul- | egg |
| nat- | born |
| menopause | permanent ending of menstrual periods |
| colp/o- | vagina |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| hyster- | uterus |
| prolapse | a falling |
| salping- | fallopian tube |
| my- | muscle |
| lei/o- | smooth |
| metr/o- | uterus |
| -om- | tumor, body |
| fertil- | able to conceive |
| zygot- | yoked together |
| embry/o- | embryo |
| fet- | fetus |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| trimester | 3 months' duration |
| labor | process of expulsion of the fetus |
| term- | normal gestation |
| neo- | new |
| apnea | lack of breath |
| meconium | first bowl movement of the newborn |
| mature- | ripe; ready |
| lact/i- | milk |
| mamm- | breast |
| galact/o- | milk |
| mast- | breast |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| genitalia | primary male or female sex organs |
| gonad | seed; testis or ovary |
| penile | pertaining to the penis |
| crytporchism | hidden testicle |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| obstetrics | midwife |
| postpartum | after childbirth |
| vagina | birth canal |
| prenatal | before birth |
| amenorrhea | absence or abnormal cessation of menstrual flow |
| dysmenorrhea | painful and difficult menstruation |
| salpingectomy | surgical removal of Fallopian tube |
| menorrhagia | excessive menstrual bleeding |
| metrorrhagia | irregular uterine bleeding between menses |
| mammary | pertaining to the breast |