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13.1
Word Parts of the Female Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| episi/o | vulva |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| perine/o | perineum |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gyn/o | woman |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breast |
| lact/o | milk |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| uter/o | uterus |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| men/o | menstruation |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| amni/o | amnion (NOTE: The amnion is the innermost membrane covering the fetus) |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chorion/o | chorion (outer membrane covering the fetus) (it conects the fetus to the wall of the uterus) |
| toc/o | labor |
| fet/o | fetus |
| part/o | birth |
| nat/o | birth |