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Female Reproductive
Prefixes,suffixes,and combining forms flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peri- | surrounding |
| arche/o | first, beginning |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| colp/o | vagina |
| endometri/o | endometrium |
| episi/o | vulva |
| gyn/o | women |
| gynec/o | women |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metr/i | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| pelv/i | pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | uterine tube, fallopian tube |
| trachel/o | cervix |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -atresia | occlusion, closure |
| -clesis | surgical closure |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| a- | absence of, without |
| an- | absence of, without |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal, labored |
| endo- | within |
| peri- | surrounding |