Term | Definition |
amni/o | amnion |
bartholin/o | Bartholin gland |
cervic/o | cervix , neck |
chori/o | chorion |
chorion/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
episi/o | vulva |
galact/o | milk |
gynec/o | women, female |
hyster/o | uterus, womb |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
infra- | under |
tomy- | to cut |
ectomy- | remove |
stomy- | new opening |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus |
metri/o | uterus |
my/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
myom/o | muscle, muscle tumor |
nat/i | birth |
obstetr/o | pregnancy and childbirth |
o/o | egg |
oophor/o | ovary |
ov/o | egg |
ovary/o | ovary |
ovul/o | egg |
perinue/o | perineum |
phor/o | to bear |
salping/o | fallopian tubes |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant |
-parous | bearing, bringing |
-rrhea | discharge |
-salpinx | fallopian tube |
-tocia | labor, birth |
-version | act of turning |
dys- | painful |
endo- | within |
in- | in |
multi- | many |
nulli- | no, not, none |
pre- | before |
primi- | first |
retro- | backward |
ovum | ova |
carcinoma of the cervix | malignant cells within the cervix |
cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
endometriosis | endometrial tissue located outside the uterus |
fibroids | benign tumors in the uterus |
ovarian carcinoma | malignant tumor of the ovary |
ovarian cysts | collections of fluid within sacs |
pelvic inflammatory disease | inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region |
gonorrhea | gonococcal bacteria |
chlamydial infection | chlamydial bacteria |
syphilis | spirochete bacteria |
genital herpes | herpes simplex virus - HSV |
HPV infection and genital warts | human papillomavirus |
carcinoma of the breast | malignant tumor of the breast |
fibrocystic breast disease | numerous small sacs of fluid surrounded by dense strands of fibrous tissue in the breast |
ectopic placentae | implantation of the fertilized egg in any site other than the normal uterine location |
abruption placentae | premature separation of the normally implanted placenta |
multiple gestations | more than one fetus inside the uterus |
placenta previa | implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the uterus |
preeclampsia | abnormal condition associated with pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria, edema, and headache |
down syndrome | chromosomal abnormality |
erythroblastosis fetalis | hemolytic disease in the newborn caused by a blood group incompatibility between the mother and the fetus |
hyaloine membrane disease | acute lung disease commonly seen in the premature newborn |