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Female Reproductive
Female reproductive medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| galact/o, lact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hyster/o, metri/o, uter/o | uterus (womb) |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| metr/o | uterus (womb); measure |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | tube (fallopian or Eustachian) |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -para | to bear (off-spring) |
| -salpinx | tube (fallopian or Eustachian) |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -version | turning |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| dys- | bad; difficult; painful |
| endo- | in, within |
| multi- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| primi- | first |