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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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andr/o | male |
atresia/o | absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure |
-ial | pertaining to |
amni/o, amnion/o | amnion, amniotic fluid |
cephal/o | head |
chori/o | chorion |
embry/o | embryo |
esophag/o | esophagus |
fet/i, fet/o | fetus, unborn child |
gravid/o, -cyesis | pregnancy |
lact/o | milk |
omphal/o | umbilicus, navel |
par/o, part/o, nat/o | bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth |
pelv/o, pelv/i | pelvic bone, pelvis |
prim/i | first |
pseudo/o | false |
puerper/o, -partum, -tocia | childbirth |
pylor/o | pylorus |
terat/o | malformations |
ante-, pre- | before |
micro- | small |
multi- | many |
nulli- | none |
post- | after |
-amnios | amnion, amniotic fluid |
balan/o | glans penis |
epydidym/o | epydidymis |
orch/o, orchid/o, test/o | testis, testicle |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
sperm/o, spermat/o | spermatozoon |
vas/o | vessel duct |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
-ism | state of |
arche/o | first, beginning |
cervic/o, trachel/o | cervix |
colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
episi/o, vulv/o | vulva |
gyn/o, gynec/o | women |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyster/o, uter/o, metr/i, metr/o | uterus |
mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
men/o | menstruation |
oophor/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o, -salpinx | uterine tube |
peri- | surrounding |
-e, -is, -um, -us | no meaning |