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MedTemCp8 CFSP
MedTemCp8 Combing Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes
| Combining Form/Prefix/Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Amni/o | amnion |
| Cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| Chori/o, chorion/o | chorion |
| Colp/o | vagina |
| Culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| Episi/o | vulva |
| Galact/o | milk |
| Hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| Lact/o | milk |
| Obsterix | midwife |
| Lei/o | smooth |
| My/o | muscle |
| -oma | tumor |
| Men/o | menses, menstruation |
| Metro, metri/o | uterus |
| Treat/o | monster |
| My/o, myom/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
| Nat/i | birth |
| Obstetr/o | pregnancy and childbirth |
| O/o | egg |
| Oophor/o | ovary |
| Ov/o | egg |
| Ovari/o | ovary |
| Ovul/o | egg |
| Perine/o | perineum |
| Phor/o | to bear, eggs |
| Salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| Uter/o | uterus |
| Vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -arche | beginning |
| -cysis | pregnancy |
| -gravida | pregnant |
| -parous | bearing, bringing forth |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -version | act of turning |
| Dys- | painful |
| Endo- | within |
| In- | in |
| Intra- | within |
| Multi- | many |
| Nulli- | no, not, none |
| Pre- | before |
| Primi- | fist |
| Retro- | backward |
| Oxy- | Rapid |