Word List 9 Flashcards
(76 cards)
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amni/o
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amnion (amniotic sac)
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cervic/o
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neck, neck of the uterus
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colp/o
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vagina
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episi/o
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vulva
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galact/o
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milk
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hyster/o
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uterus (womb)
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lact/o
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milk
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses, menstruation
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metr/o
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uterus (womb)
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nat/o
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birth
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ovari/o
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ovary
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oophor/o
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ovary
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perine/o
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perineum
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salping/o
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tube (usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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uter/o
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uterus
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vagin/o
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vagina
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vulv/o
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vulva
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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olig/o
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scanty
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gonad/o
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gonads, sex glands
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orch/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
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orchi/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
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orchid/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
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prostat/o
prostate gland
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sperm/i
spermatozoa, sperm cells
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sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
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spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
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test/o
testis/testicle (plural – testes)
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varic/o
dilated vein
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vas/o
vessel, vas deferens, duct
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vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
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-arche
beginning
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-gravida
pregnant woman
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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-para
to bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
tube (usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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-tocia
childbirth, behind
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amenorrhea
## Footnote
ah MEN uh REE uh
no discharge/flow of menstruation (no menstruation)
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amniocentesis
## Footnote
ahm ne oh sen TEE sis
surgical puncture of the amniotic sac (diagnostic procedure)
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colposcopy
## Footnote
kohl PAW skuh pee
visual examination of the vagina
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dysmenorrhea
## Footnote
dis MEN oh REE uh
bad/painful/difficult discharge/flow of menstruation
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dyspareunia
## Footnote
dis pair oo NEE uh
bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse
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dystocia
## Footnote
dis STOH shuh
bad/painful/difficult birth
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endometriosis
## Footnote
EHN doh MEE tree OH sis
abnormal condition of in/within the uterus
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episiotomy
## Footnote
uh PEE zee AW tuh me
incision of the vulva
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fibroid
## Footnote
FYE broyd
resembling fiber/fibrous tissue (benign fibrous growth in the uterus)
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hematosalpinx
## Footnote
HEE muh toe SAHL pinks
blood in the uterine (fallopian) tube
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hysterectomy
## Footnote
hih stir EHK tuh me
removal/excision of the uterus
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hysterosalpingography
## Footnote
HIH stur oh SAHL ping AW gruh fee
process of recording the uterus and uterine (fallopian) tubes
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hysterosalpingooophorectomy
## Footnote
HIH stur oh sahl PIN GO oh oh fur ECK toe me
removal of the uterus, uterine (fallopian) tubes, and ovaries
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mammogram
## Footnote
MAHM oh gram
record/writing of the breast
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mammography
## Footnote
mahm AW gruh fee
process of recording the breast
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mastectomy
## Footnote
mah STECK tuh me
excision/removal of the breast
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menarche
## Footnote
meh NAR key
beginning of menstruation
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menorrhagia
## Footnote
MEH no RAGE ee uh
bursting forth of menstruation (heavy menstruation)
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perineorrhaphy
## Footnote
PEHR uh nee OR uh fee
suture of the perineum
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prenatal
pertaining to before birth
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primigravida
## Footnote
pree muh GRAH vuh duh
pregnant woman first (woman’s first pregnancy)
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androgen
## Footnote
AHN drow jin
forming/producing male (“male” hormones)
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anorchism
## Footnote
AHN are kihzm
condition of without testes (congenital absence of one/both testes)
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aspermia
## Footnote
ay SPUR me uh
condition of without/no sperm
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balanitis
## Footnote
baw lun NIY tis
inflammation of glans penis
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cryptorchidism
## Footnote
kcrip TORE kih dih zim
condition of hidden testes (failure of one/both testes to descend into scrotum)
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epispadias
## Footnote
eh puh SPAY dee is
slit/fissure above (congenital condition of urethral opening on upper side of penis)
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hypospadias
## Footnote
high poh SPAY dee is
slit/fissure below (congenital condition of urethral opening on under side of penis)
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oligospermia
## Footnote
oh LIH go SPUR me uh
condition of scanty (small amount) sperm
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orchidectomy
## Footnote
or kih DECK toe me
excision/removal of testes
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orchiopexy
## Footnote
OR key oh PECK see
fixation of the testes
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prostatitis
## Footnote
praw stuh TIE tis
inflammation of prostate gland
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spermicide
killing sperm
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varicocele
## Footnote
vuh REE koh seal
swelling of a dilated vein
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vasectomy
## Footnote
vuh SECK tuh me
excision/removal of the vas deferens
