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Med.Terminology Ch14
Sydney Henderson
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -arche (suffix) | beginning |
| cervic/o | neck or cervix |
| colp/o | vagina (sheath) |
| episi/o | vulva (covering ) |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, menses |
| metro/o | uterus |
| obstetro/o | midwife |
| oo- | egg, ovary |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/i | egg |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pelv/i | pelvis (basin) ; hip bone |
| salping/o | uternine (fallopian) tube; also, eustachian tube |
| toc/o | labor or birth |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina (sheath) |
| vulv/o | vulva (covering) |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| SAB | spontaneous abortion |
| PIH | pregnancy induced hypertension |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| Pap | Papanicolaou smear |