Chapter 14 The Reproductive Systems Elements Flashcards
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a-
A
no, not, without, away from, negative
2
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ante-
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before, infront of, forward
3
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
4
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
7
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intra-
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within, inside
8
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multi-
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many, much
9
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neo-
A
new, strange
10
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nulli-
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none
11
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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poly-
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many, much
13
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primi-
A
first
14
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amni/o
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amnion, fetal membrane
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andr/o
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male, masculine
16
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balan/o
A
glans penis
17
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cel/o
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abdomen, belly
18
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
19
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crypt/o
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hidden
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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episi/o
A
vulva
22
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fet/o
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fetus, unborn child
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flex/o
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bend
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galact/o
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milk
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gynec/o
woman, female
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hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood
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hydr/o
relating to water
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hyster/o, metr/o, metri/o, uter/o
uterus, womb
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lact/o
milk
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leuk/o
white
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loch/i
child birth, confinement
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mamm/o
breast
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mast/o
breast
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men/o
menstruation, menses
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my/o
muscle
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myom/o
muscle tumor
37
nat/i
birth
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olig/o
scanty, few
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oophor/o, ovari/o
ovary
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orch/o, orchid/o, test/i, test/o
testicle, testis, testes
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ov/o
egg, ovum
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pelv/i
pelvic bone, pelvic cavity, hip
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pen/i, phall/i
penis
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placent/o
placenta, round flat cake
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py/o
pus
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salping/o
uterine (fallopian) tubes, auditory (eustachian) tube
47
spermat/o
sperm, spermatozoa, seed
48
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
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vagin/o, colp/o
vagina
50
varic/o
varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein
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vas/o
vas deferens, vessel
52
vulv/o
vulva, covering
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zo/o
animal life
54
-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
55
-arche
beginning
56
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
57
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
58
-dynia
pain
59
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
60
-genesis
creation, reproduction
61
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
62
-gravida
pregnant
63
-ia
abnormal condition, disease,
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-iform
shape or formed like, resembling
65
-ion
action, process, state or condition
66
-ism
condition, state of
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-itis
inflammation
68
-metry
to measure
69
-ologist
specialist
70
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
71
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
72
-para
to give birth
73
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
74
-parous
having borne one or more children
75
-pause
stopping
76
-pexy
surgical fixation
77
-rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
78
-rrhea
flow or discharge
79
-rrhexis
rupture
80
-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tubes
81
-scopy
visual examination
82
-um
condition, structure
83
-y
condition
