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Female Reproductive
word parts and vocabulary associated with the female reproductive system
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
amni/o | amnion |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer |
cervic/o | cervix |
chori/o | chorion |
copl/o | vagina |
cyst/o | bladder, pouch |
embry/o | embryo |
episi/o | vuvla |
fet/o | fetus |
fibr/o | fibers |
gynec/o | female |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
lapar/o | abdomen |
later/o | side |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menstruation |
metr/o | uterus |
nat/o | birth |
olig/o | scanty |
oophor/o | ovary |
or/o | mouth |
ovari/o | ovary |
pelv/o | pelvis |
perine/o | perineum |
py/o | pus |
rect/o | rectum |
salping/o | uterine tube |
son/o | sound |
tox/o | poison |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
-algia | pain |
-cele | protrusion |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-gravida | pregnancy |
-ia | condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-lytic | destruction |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-otomy | cutting into |
-para | to bear |
-partum | childbirth |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhagia | abnormal flow condition |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-salpinx | uterine tube |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of viewing |
-tocia | labor and childbirth |
a- | without |
ante- | before |
bi- | two |
contra- | against |
dys- | abnormal, difficult |
endo- | within |
intra- | inside |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
nulli- | none |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false |
ultra- | beyond |