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medical terminology
medical terms unit 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colp/o, vagin/oColp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| Colpo/scope | device to view the inside of the vagina |
| Vagin/itis | inflammation of the vagina |
| Episi/o, vulv/o | vulva |
| Episi/o/tomy | incision into the vulva (during childbirth) |
| Vulvo/dynia | vulva pain |
| Gynec/o, gyn/o | woman |
| Gyneco/logy | study of women |
| Gyneco/logist | specialist in the study of women |
| Mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
| Masto/pexy | surgical fixation of the breast |
| Mammo/gram | x-ray image of the breast |
| Lact/o | milk |
| lactation | production of milk |
| Lact/o/rrhea | discharge of milk |
| Cervic/o means | cervix (neck) |
| Hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| Pelv/i | pelvic |
| Men/o | menstruation. |
| Salping/o | fallopian tube |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| Toc/o | labor |
| Dys/tocia | difficult labor |
| Fet/o | fetus |
| Part/o, nat/o | birth |
| Post/partum | period of time after birth |
| Neo/natal | pertaining to the newborn (baby) |
| a/menorrhea | – lack of menstruation |
| Oligo/menorrhea | infrequent or light menstruation |
| Poly/menorrhea | menstrual periods occurring with greater-than-normal frequency |
| Meno/rrhagia | excessive menstrual flow |
| Metro/rrhagia | menstrual bleeding at irregular times |