Wk 10 - Pregnancy and babies (Combining form)

Question 1

amni/o (🍼)

Answer 1

✅ Definition: Amnion, amniotic fluid

🩺 Example: Amniocentesis – Sampling of amniotic fluid
🔍 Breakdown:
amni/o = amnion
-centesis = surgical puncture

Question 2

blast/o (🧫)

Answer 2

✅ Definition: Embryonic or developing cell

🩺 Example: Blastolysis – Destruction of immature cells
🔍 Breakdown:
blast/o = embryonic cell
-lysis = breakdown

Question 3

cephal/o (🧠)

Answer 3

✅ Definition: Head

🩺 Example: Cephalometry – Measurement of the head
🔍 Breakdown:
cephal/o = head
-metry = measurement

Question 4

chor/i, chorion/o (👶🛡️)

Answer 4

✅ Definition: Chorion

🩺 Example: Chorioamnionitis – Inflammation of the chorion and amnion
🔍 Breakdown:
chorion/o = chorion
amnion = amniotic sac
-itis = inflammation

Question 5

cyes/i, cyes/o (🤰)

Answer 5

✅ Definition: Pregnancy

🩺 Example: Cyesiology – Study of pregnancy
🔍 Breakdown:
cyes/o = pregnancy
-logy = study of

Question 6

embry/o (👶)

Answer 6

✅ Definition: Embryo, fetus

🩺 Example: Embryogenic – Producing an embryo
🔍 Breakdown:
embry/o = embryo
-genic = producing

Question 7

pelv/i (🦴)

Answer 7

✅ Definition: Pelvis

🩺 Example: Pelvimetry – Measurement of the pelvis
🔍 Breakdown:
pelv/i = pelvis
-metry = measurement

Question 8

pelv/o (🦴)

Answer 8

✅ Definition: Pelvis

🩺 Example: Pelvocaliectasis – Dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces
🔍 Breakdown:
pelv/o = pelvis
cali = calyx
-ectasis = dilation

Question 9

perine/o (🧍‍♀️)

Answer 9

✅ Definition: Perineum

🩺 Example: Perineorrhaphy – Suturing of the perineum
🔍 Breakdown:
perine/o = perineum
-rrhaphy = surgical suturing

Question 10

placent/o (🍼)

Answer 10

✅ Definition: Placenta

🩺 Example: Placentogram – Imaging of the placenta
🔍 Breakdown:
placent/o = placenta
-gram = record or image

Question 11

puerper/o (👶)

Answer 11

✅ Definition: Childbirth

🩺 Example: Puerperium – Period after childbirth
🔍 Breakdown:
puerper/o = childbirth
-ium = condition or period

Question 12

terat/o (🧬)

Answer 12

✅ Definition: Monster, malformed

🩺 Example: Teratoma – Tumor with tissue from multiple germ layers
🔍 Breakdown:
terat/o = malformed
-oma = tumor

Question 13

tox/o (☠️)

Answer 13

✅ Definition: Poison, toxin

🩺 Example: Toxaemia – Presence of toxins in the blood
🔍 Breakdown:
tox/o = toxin
-aemia = blood condition

Question 14

troph/o (🍽️)

Answer 14

✅ Definition: Nourishment, development

🩺 Example: Trophoblast – Outer layer of the blastocyst that provides nutrients
🔍 Breakdown:
troph/o = nourishment
-blast = immature cell

Question 15

zyg/o (🔗)

Answer 15

✅ Definition: Union, joined, fusion

🩺 Example: Zygogenesis – Formation of a zygote
🔍 Breakdown:
zyg/o = union
-genesis = origin or formation

Question 16

galact/o (🥛)

Answer 16

✅ Definition: Milk

🩺 Example: Galactopoiesis – Production of milk
🔍 Breakdown:
galact/o = milk
-poiesis = formation or production

Question 17

lact/i, lact/o (🥛)

Answer 17

✅ Definition: Milk

🩺 Example: Lactiferous – Carrying milk; Lactorrhoea – Excessive milk flow
🔍 Breakdown:
lact/o = milk
-ferous = bearing
-rrhoea = flow or discharge

Question 18

mening/o (🧠)

Answer 18

✅ Definition: Meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

🩺 Example: Meningocele – Herniation of the meninges
🔍 Breakdown:
mening/o = meninges
-cele = hernia or swelling

Question 19

nat/i, nat/a (👶)

Answer 19

✅ Definition: Birth

🩺 Example: Natimortality – Stillbirth; Prenatal – Before birth
🔍 Breakdown:
nat/i = birth
mortal = death
pre- = before

Question 20

obstetr/i (🧑‍⚕️)

Answer 20

✅ Definition: Midwife

🩺 Example: Obstetrician – Specialist in childbirth
🔍 Breakdown:
obstetr/i = midwife
-ician = specialist

Question 21

omphal/o (🪢)

Answer 21

✅ Definition: Umbilicus (navel)

🩺 Example: Omphalitis – Inflammation of the umbilicus
🔍 Breakdown:
omphal/o = umbilicus
-itis = inflammation

Question 22

paed/i, paed/o (🧒)

Answer 22

✅ Definition: Child

🩺 Example: Paediatric – Pertaining to child health
🔍 Breakdown:
paed/o = child
-iatric = medical treatment

Question 23

part/o (👶🛏️)

Answer 23

✅ Definition: Bear, give birth to

🩺 Example: Parturition – The act of giving birth
🔍 Breakdown:
part/o = birth
-urition = process