Medical Terminology: Chapters 11, 12, and 13 Review

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering roots, prefixes, suffixes, pathologies, and procedures across Chapters 11, 12, and 13.

Gynec/o

Woman, female

Gynecologist

Physician who specializes in the diseases of women

Lact/o

Milk

Primi-

First

-arche

Beginning

Menarche

Beginning of menstruation/menses

Ante-

Before, in front of

Endo-

Within

Mamm/o, mast/o

Breast

Mammoplasty

Surgical repair of the breast

Gynecomastia

Enlargement of the male breast

Mastectomy

Excision, removal of breast

Mastopexy

Surgical fixation of the breast

Cystocele

Herniation of the bladder into the vagina

Salping/o

Fallopian tube

-salpinx (suffix)

Fallopian tube

Pyosalpinx

Pus in the fallopian tubes

Salpingopexy

Surgical fixation of a fallopian tube

Endosalpingoma

Tumor within the fallopian tube

Oophor/o

Ovary

Orchiectomy

Surgical removal of the testes

Oophorectomy

Excision of one or both ovaries

Oophoropexy

Fixation of an ovary

Salpingo-oophorectomy

Excision/Removal of an ovary and a fallopian tube

Men/o

Menses, menstruation

Amenorrhea

Absence of menstruation

Dysmenorrhea

Painful menstruation

Hyster/o, metri/o, uter/o

Uterus

Hysterectomy

Excision of the uterus

Hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy

Excision of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

Colp/o, vagin/o

Vagina

Vaginitis

Inflammation of the vagina

Colposcopy

Visual exam of the vagina

Nat/o

Birth

Gravida

Pregnant woman (may be followed by numbers to indicate the number of pregnancies, e.g., gravida 1, 2, 3 …)

Para

To bear (offspring)

Primigravida

Woman during 1st pregnancy

Multigravida

Woman who has been pregnant more than once

Multipara

Woman who has delivered more than one viable infant

-cyesis (suffix)

Pregnancy

Pseudocyesis

False pregnancy

-tocia

Childbirth, labor

Dystocia

Difficult childbirth

Breech presentation

A presentation during delivery where the feet or bottom of the fetus present first (e.g., complete breech, footling breech, or frank breech)

Olig/o

Scanty

Oliguria

Scanty urine output

Hematuria

Blood in the urine

Pyuria

Pus in the urine

Lithotripsy

Crushing of a stone

Renal calculus

Kidney stone

Wilm's tumor

Childhood malignant kidney tumor

Cyst/o

Bladder

Cystoscope

Instrument to examine the bladder

Dialysis

Filtration procedure for waste-filled blood; includes hemodialysis (an artificial kidney machine receives waste-filled blood, filters the blood, and returns it to the patient) and peritoneal dialysis (uses the peritoneum as a filtration membrane)

Noct/o

Night

Nocturia

Frequent night time urination

Azotemia

Presence of urea or nitrogen in the blood

Nephr/o, ren/o

Kidney

Nephrorrhapy

Suture of the kidney

Orchid/o, orchi/o, test/o

Testes

Orchidopexy

Fixation of the testes

Antidiuretic

A drug that inhibits excretion of urine

Diuretic

A drug that promotes excretion of urine

Py/o

Pus

Pyonephrosis

A condition of pus in the kidneys

PSA

Prostate-specific antigen; a blood test to detect prostate cancer

Urinalysis

Urine screening test that includes physical observation, chemical tests, and microscopic evaluation

Kal/i

Potassium

Hypokalemia

Low potassium in the blood

Gynec/o

Woman, female

Gynecologist

Physician who specializes in the diseases of women

Lact/o

Milk

Primi-

First

-arche

Beginning

Menarche

Beginning of menstruation/menses

Ante-

Before, in front of

Endo-

Within

Mamm/o, mast/o

Breast

Mammoplasty

Surgical repair of the breast

Gynecomastia

Enlargement of the male breast

Mastectomy

Excision, removal of breast

Mastopexy

Surgical fixation of the breast

Cystocele

Herniation of the bladder into the vagina

Salping/o

Fallopian tube

-salpinx

Fallopian tube (suffix)

Pyosalpinx

Pus in the fallopian tubes

Salpingopexy

Surgical fixation of a fallopian tube

Endosalpingoma

Tumor within the fallopian tube

Oophor/o

Ovary

Orchiectomy

Surgical removal of the testes

Oophorectomy

Excision of one or both ovaries

Oophoropexy

Fixation of an ovary

Salpingo-oophorectomy

Excision/removal of an ovary and a fallopian tube

Men/o

Menses, menstruation

Amenorrhea

Absence of menstruation

Dysmenorrhea

Painful menstruation

Hyster/o, Metri/o, Uter/o

Uterus

Hysterectomy

Excision of the uterus

Hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy

Excision of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

Colp/o, vagin/o

Vagina