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Obstetrics/Gyn Terms
NHTC 11 Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| episi/o | vulva |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| lact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| metr/o | uterus, womb |
| uter/o | uterus, womb |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral) |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes) |
| ante- | before, in front |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| intra- | in, within |
| multi- | many, much |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| oxy- | quick, sharp |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| primi- | first |
| a | without, not |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| olig | scanty |
| poly | many, much |
| fibr | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| oma | tumor |
| derm | skin |
| oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor |
| metr | uterus, measure |
| al | pertaining to |
| candid | glowing white |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| osis | abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| pyo | pus |
| amnios | a caul (the intact amniotic sac surrounding the fetus at birth) |
| ec | out, out from |
| lampsia | to shine |
| hydro | water |
| cephal | head |
| us | condition |
| kern | kernel (nucleus) |
| icterus | jaundice |
| pylor | pylorus |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
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