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chap 12
Medical Word Elements
element | meaning |
---|---|
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus |
colp/o | vagina |
vagin/o | vagina |
galact/o | milk |
-poiesis: | formation, production |
lact/o | milk |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
metri/o | uterus (womb) |
uter/o | uterus (womb) |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus (womb); measure |
nat/o | birth |
ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes) |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
oophor/o | oophor/o |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes) |
-tocia | hildbirth, labor |
-version | turning |
nulli- | none |
pseudo | false |
ante- | before, in front of |
dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
endo- | in, within |
multi- | many, much |
post- | after |
primi- | first |