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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amenorrhea | a- = without men/o = menstruation -rrhea = flow, discharge |
| antepartum | ante- = before, in front of -partum = birth, labor |
| azoospermia | a- = not, without zo/o = animal, animal life sperm/o = sperm -ia = condition |
| cervical | cervic/o = cervix, neck -al = pertaining to |
| cryptorchidism | crypt/o = hidden orchid/o = testis -ism = state of, condition |
| dysmenorrhea | dys- = abnormal, painful, difficult men/o = menstruation -rrhea = flow, discharge |
| ectopic | ec- = outside, beyond top/o = place -ic = pertaining to |
| endometrial | endo- = within, inside metri/o = uterus -al = pertaining to |
| endometriosis | endo- = within, inside metri/o = uterus -osis = abnormal condition |
| epididymitis | epididym/o = epididymis -itis = inflammation |
| genital herpes | genit/o = reproduction, genital -al = pertaining to |
| genital human papillomavirus | genit/o = reproduction, genital -al = pertaining to |
| gynecologist | gynec/o = female -logist = one who studies |
| gynecology | gynec/o = female -logy = study of |
| hydrocele | hydr/o = water -cele = protrusion |
| hyperemesis | hyper- = excessive, above -emesis = vomiting |
| intrapartum | intra- = within -partum = birth, labor |
| menopause | men/o = menstruation -pause = cessation, stopping |
| menorrhagia | men/o = menstruation -rrhagia = abnormal flow |
| metrorrhagia | metr/o = uterus -rrhagia = abnormal flow |
| obstetrician | obstetr/o = birth -ician = specialist |
| obstetrics | obstetr/o = birth -ics = noun form of pertain- ing to |
| oligomenorrhea | olig/o = small, scant men/o = menstruation -rrhea = flow, discharge |
| oligospermia | olig/o = small, scant sperm/o = sperm -ia = condition |
| ovarian | ovari/o = ovary -an = pertaining to |
| ovarian cyst | ovari/o = ovary -an = pertaining to |
| ovarian torsion | ovari/o = ovary -an = pertaining to |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | pelv/o = pelvis -ic = pertaining to |
| polycystic | poly- = many cyst/o = sac, pouch -ic = pertaining to |
| postpartum | post- = after, behind -partum = birth, labor |
| autoimmune illness | auto- = self -immune = immunity, im- mune response |
| carcinoma | carcin/o = cancer -oma = tumor, mass |
| immunologist | immun/o = immune, protected -logist = one who studies |
| immunology | immun/o = immune, protected -logy = study of |
| lymphadenitis | lymphaden/o = lymph node -itis = inflammation |
| lymphadenopathy | lymphaden/o = lymph node -pathy = disease |
| lymphedema | lymph/o = lymph -edema = swelling |
| lymphocyte | lymph/o = lymph -cyte = cell |
| lymphoma | lymph/o = lymph -oma = tumor, mass |
| macrophage | macro- = large -phage = one that eats |
| metastatic | meta- = change -static = pertaining to place |
| monocyte | mono- = one -cyte = cell |
| mononucleosis | mono- = one nucle/o = nucleus -osis = abnormal condition |
| multiple myeloma | myel/o = bone marrow, spinal cord -oma = tumor, mass |
| oncologist | onc/o = tumor -logist = one who studies |
| oncology | onc/o = tumor -logy = study of |
| pathogen | path/o = disease -gen = producing |
| sarcoidosis | sarc/o = flesh -oid = resembling -osis = abnormal condition |
| splenomegaly | splen/o = spleen -megaly = enlargement |
| tonsillitis | tonsill/o = tonsil -itis = inflammation |
| allergen-specific immunother- apy | immun/o = immune, protected -therapy = treatment |
| chemotherapy | chem/o = chemical -therapy = treatment |
| immunotherapy | immun/o = immune, protected -therapy = treatment |
| intradermal allergy test | intra- = within derm/o = skin -al = pertaining to |
| lymphadenectomy | lymphaden/o = lymph node -ectomy = surgical removal |
| lymphangiogram | lymphangi/o = lymph vessel -gram = record, image |
| sentinel node biopsy | bi/o = life -opsy = visual inspection |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| CD4 | a type of T lymphocyte de- stroyed by HIV infection |
| a type of T lymphocyte de- stroyed by HIV infection | a type of T lymphocyte de- stroyed by HIV infection |