Chapter 15 - combining forms Flashcards
1
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amni/o
A
amnion
2
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix (neck of the uterus)
3
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chori/o, chorion/o
A
chorion
4
Q
colp/o
A
vagina
5
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culd/o
A
cul-de-sac (cavity closed at one end)
6
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cyst/o
A
cyst; fluid sac, bladder
7
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dilat/o
A
to enlarge or expand
8
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embry/o
A
embryo
9
Q
episi/o
A
vulva
10
Q
fet/o
A
fetus
11
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fibr/o
A
fiber
12
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gynec/o
A
female; woman
13
Q
hem/o
A
blood
14
Q
hymen/o
A
hymen
15
Q
hyster/o
A
uterus
16
Q
labi/o
A
lip
17
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lact/o
A
milk
18
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ligat/o
A
binding; tying
19
Q
lump/o
A
lump; mass
20
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ly/o
A
break down; dissolve; loosen
21
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
22
Q
mast/o
A
breast
23
Q
men/o
A
menses; menstruation
24
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metr/o, metri/o
A
uterus
25
my/o
muscle
26
nat/i
birth
27
olig/o
scanty (very small)
28
o/o
ovum (egg)
29
oophor/o
ovary
30
ov/o, ovul/o
ovum (egg)
31
ovari/o
ovary
32
perine/o
perineum
33
py/o
pus
34
salping/o
Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube
35
top/o
place; location; position
36
uter/o
uterus
37
vagin/o
vagina
38
vesic/o
urinary bladder
39
vulv/o
vulva
