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amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
colp/o, vagin/o
vagina
galact/o, lact/o
milk
gynec/o
woman, female
hyster/o, metri/o, uter/o
uterus (womb)
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o
uterus (womb); measure
nat/o
birth
oophor/o, ovari/o
ovary
perine/o
perineum
salping/o
tube
-arche
beginning
-cyesis
pregnancy
-gravida
pregnant woman
-para
to bear (offspring)
-salpinx
tube
-tocia
childbirth, labor
-version
turning
ante-
before, in front of
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
endo-
in, within
multi-
many, much
post-
after
primi-
first
intrauterine device (IUD)
small T-shaped device inserted in the uterus by a physician to prevent pregnancy
cesarean section (C-section)
incision of the abdomen and uterus to remove the fetus
cordocentesis
sampling of fetal blood drawn from the umbilical vein, performed under ultrasound guidance
hysterectomy
excision of the uterus
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