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HHS Female Reproduct
Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
---|---|
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
colp/o; vagin/o | vagina |
lact/o | milk |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hyster/o; uter/o | uterus (womb) |
mamm/o; mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
nat/o | birth |
oophor/o; ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tubes) |
arche- | beginning |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-version | turning |
ante- | before, in front of |
dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
endo- | in, within |
multi- | many, much |
post- | after |
primi- | first |
AB; Ab; ab | antibody; abortion |
AI | artificial insemination |
BSE | breast self-examination |
CA | cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest |
D | dilatation (dilation) and curettage |
G | gravida (pregnant) |
GYN | gynecology |
CS; C-section | cesarean section |
Pap | papanicolaou (test) |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
IUGR | intrauterine growth rate |
IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
LBW | low birth weight |
OB | obstetrics |
UC | uterine contraction |