Medical Terminology Related to Gynecology

Vocabulary flashcards covering Greek and Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes used in gynecology medical terminology.

Oo

Egg

Oophor / Ovari

Ovary

Endo

Within/inside

Salping

Fallopian tube

Hyster / Uter / Metr

Uterus

Neo

New

Peri

Around

Men

Menstruation

Colp / Vagin

Vagina

Cervic

Cervix

Primi

First

Culd

Douglas cavity

Vulv

Vulva

Gyn / Gynec

Female

Gravida

Pregancy/pregnant

Multi

Many

Fet

Fetus

A / an

Without

Amni

Amnion

Obstetric

Pertaining to midwifery

Toc

Labor/birth

Placent

Placenta

Nat

Birth

Mamm / Mast

Breast

Lact / Galact

Milk

Dys

Painful/difficult

Secundi

Second

-para

To bear (to count # of pregnancies)

-genesis / -genic

Beginning/formation

-cyte

Cell

-blast

Cell that forms…

-centesis

Puncture

-al / -ic / -ous

Pertaining to

-pexy

Surgical fixation in place

-itis

Inflammation of

-ectomy

Removal of

-cele

Swelling/protrusion/hernia

-graphy

Making an X-ray/recording

-stomy

Formation of an opening

-rraphy

Suturing/stitching

-tomy

Incision into

-staxis

Dripping

-oma

Tumor/swelling

-arche

Beginning

-pause

Stopping

-rrhea

Excessive discharge/flow

-plasty

Surgical repair

-scope

Viewing instrument

-logy

Study of

-gram

X-ray/recording

-rrhexis

Breaking/rupturing

-pathy / -osis

Disease of

Connecting Vowel

A vowel inserted to make a medical word sound smoother, such as 'o' in gynecology.

Gynecology Structure

Made up of prefix 'Gynec' (female), connecting vowel 'o', and suffix 'logy' (the study of), meaning the study of female health.