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Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albumino | albumin |
| amnio | amnion |
| balano | glans penis |
| cervico | neck; cervix uteri |
| colpo | vagina |
| corpo | body |
| corporo | body |
| crytpo | hidden |
| cysto | bladder |
| epididymo | epididymis |
| episio | vulva |
| galacto | milk |
| geno | forming,producing,origin |
| glomerulo | glomerulus |
| gyno | woman; female |
| gyneco | woman; female |
| hystero | uterus |
| kali | potassium |
| kerno | kernal (nucleus) |
| keto | ketone bodies |
| ketono | ketone bodies |
| lacto | milk |
| laparo | abdomen |
| litho | stone; calculus |
| mammo | breast |
| masto | breast |
| meato | opening; meatus |
| meno | menses; menstruation |
| metro | uterus; measure |
| metrio | uterus |
| nephro | kidney |
| nocto | night |
| obstretro | midwife |
| oligo | scanty |
| oophoro | ovary |
| orcho | testis |
| orchio | testis |
| orchido | testis |
| ovario | ovary |
| peritoneo | peritoneum |
| phimo | muzzle |
| prostato | prostate gland |
| pyo | pus |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| reno | kidney |
| salpingo | tube |
| schizo | split |
| spermi | spermatozoa; sperm cells |
| spermo | spermatozoa; sperm cells |
| spermato | spermatozoa; sperm cells |
| testo | testis |
| uro | urine; urinary tract |
| uretero | ureter |
| vagino | vagina |
| vaso | vessel; duct |
| vesico | bladder |
| vesiculo | seminal vesicle |
| vulvo | vulva |
| -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 |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -para | to bear |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -salpinx | tube |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | turning |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| ante- | before, infront of |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| multi- | many, much |
| poly- | many, much |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backward, behind |