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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Female Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peri- | surrounding, perimeter, and enclosing |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| arche/o | beginning |
| colp/o | vagina |
| endometri/o | endometrium, tissue that lines the uterus |
| episi/o | vulva |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman, female or girls |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metri/i | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| oophor/o | ovary or ovaries |
| pelv/i | pelvic bones |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | uterine tube |
| trachel/o | cervix |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| -atrasia | closure |
| -clesis | surgical closure |