Vocab 7

Question 1

Balan-

Answer 1

glans penis

Question 2

Didym-
Orchid-
Orchi-
Orche-
Orch-
Test-

Answer 2

testis (testes pl. testicle)

Question 3

Epididym-

Answer 3

epididymis

Question 4

Gonad-

Answer 4

gonad

Question 5

Osche-

Scrot-

Answer 5

scrotum

Question 6

Phall-

pen-

Answer 6

penis greek (symbolized regeneration, phalloi, phallos comedic) penis: reproductive, phallus artisitc

Question 7

Prostat-

Answer 7

prostate

Question 8

Pub-

pubi-

Answer 8

pubis/pubic bone/pubic region

Question 9

semin-

Answer 9

semen

Question 10

spermat-

sperm-

Answer 10

semen/spermatozoa/seminal chord/seminal vesicle

Question 11

vas-

Answer 11

vas deferens, vessel (roman vessel (vase), vessel that carries sperm, in other contexts just vessel)

Question 12

Cervic-

Trachel-

Answer 12

cervix: the neck of the uterus (or neck in general) always specify neck of uterus/cervix

Question 13

Colp-

vagin-

Answer 13

vagina greek (kolpos came from sinus (cavity))folds.
Vagin-		latin vagina (sword sheath)

Question 14

Episi-

vulv-

Answer 14

vulva

Question 15

hymen-

Answer 15

hymen (mucous membrane breaking, hymenaeus god

Question 16

hyster-
metr-
uter- (latin)

Answer 16

uterus greek

Question 17

fet-

Answer 17

fetus

Question 18

mamm-

mast-

Answer 18

breast

Question 19

men-

Answer 19

menstruation, menstrual cycle

Question 20

o-

ov-

Answer 20

egg, ovum (pl ova) (followed by conn vowel o)

Question 21

oophor-

ovari-

Answer 21

ovary (greek for egg carrier)

Question 22

perine-

Answer 22

perinium

Question 23

salping-

tub

Answer 23

fallopian tube, a tube
(within any structure) greek, meant trumpet, tubes in body. Salping almost always fallopian tube, (sometimes eustachian tube), resembles trumpet today.
Tub- latin: meant trumpet

Question 24

thel-

Answer 24

nipple (epithelial:“on the breast”)

Question 25

erot-

Answer 25

sexual desire sexual act

Question 26

genit-

Answer 26

reproduction, genitals

Question 27

toc-

Answer 27

childbirth (means actual birthing process)

Question 28

ambly-

Answer 28

dull, blunt, weak (no conn.vowel

Question 29

amph-

Answer 29

both (conn.vowl is o unless advised)

Question 30

amb-

Answer 30

both ((conn.vowel always i)

Question 31

arch- archae- arche

Answer 31

ancient, primitive, original, first, chief, principal

Question 32

aut-

Answer 32

spontaneous, itself, own, self (aut modalities the termination rather than the root, but always placed at the beginning) contextually usually.

Question 33

crypt-

Answer 33

hidden (not in sight, not in usual place, difficult to understand)

Question 34

echin-

Answer 34

spiny (adj), a spine (noun) - not vertebrate spine

Question 35

gymn-

Answer 35

naked (a place where people go to be naked -men-) greek

Question 36

hem- | sem-

Answer 36

half (conn.vowel is i)

Question 37

pan- | hol-

Answer 37

all, entire, whole (no conn.vowel, except when g is next)

Question 38

-atresia

Answer 38

absence of the opening (to a bodily structure) -often congenital

Question 39

-blast

Answer 39

embryonic cell (from which something develops)

Question 40

-cide

Answer 40

act of killing, destruction, agent used to kill (or destoy) use conn.vowel i BEFORE it

Question 41

-cleisis

Answer 41

closure/blockage -surgical attachment just like pexy or pexis but use the latter first

Question 42

-cyesis

Answer 42

pregnancy

Question 43

-genesis

Answer 43

formation/development/growth (birth, family, latin and greek, ` more for natural development)

Question 44

-genic

Answer 44

forming, developing, producing, produced by, pertaining to the formation. Etc. object or subject

Question 45

-gravida

Answer 45

woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time) conn.vowel BEFORE IT is i latin for heavy/full

Question 46

-para

Answer 46

woman who has given birth (n) times conn.vowel BEFORE always i Twins is one birth

Question 47

- pexy | - pexis

Answer 47

surgical attachment (of one organ/tissue to another)

Question 48

-strophe

Answer 48

a turning, a twisting

Question 49

-poiesis

Answer 49

formation, development, production, act of shaping (greek, production/formation of something, to make)

Question 50

poietic

Answer 50

forming, developing, producing, shaping, pertaining to any of those