HSC 3537 Module 10

amni/o

the combining form that means amnion is

cervic/o

the combining form that means cervix is

chori/o

the combining form that means chorion is

colp/o or vagin/o

the combining form that means vagina is

culd/o

the combining form that means cul-de-sac is

embry/o

the combining form that means embryo is

episi/o or vulv/o

the combing form that means vulva is

fet/o

the combining form that means fetus is

estr/o or gynec/o

the combing form that means female is

hymen/o

the combining form that means hymen is

uter/o or hyster/o or metr/o

the combining form that means uterus is

lact/o

the combining form that means milk is

mamm/o or mast/o

the combining form that means breast is

men/o

the combining form that means menses is

nat/o

the combining form that means birth is

oophor/o or ovari/o

the combining form that means ovary is

o/o

the combining form that means egg is

perine/o

the combining form that means perineum is

andr/o

the combining form that means male is

balan/o

the combining form that means glans penis is

crypt/o

the combining form that means hidden is

epididym/o

the combining form that means epididymis is

orch/o or orchi/o or orchid/o or testicul/o

the combining form that means testes is

prostat/o

the combining form that means prostate is

spermat/o

the combining form that means sperm is

pen/o

the combining form that means penis is

vas/o

the combining form that means vas deferens is

vesicul/o

the combining form that means seminal vesicle is

-spermia

the suffix that means condition of sperm is

-cyesis

the suffix that means state of pregnancy is

-gravida

the suffix that means pregnant woman is

-para

the suffix that means to bear (offspring) is

-oid

the suffix that means resembling is

-salpinx

the suffix that means uterine tube is

-partum or -tocia

the suffix that means childbirth is

vulva

the female external genitalia are collectively referred to as the

ovaries and uterus

uterine tubes connect the

menarche

the first menstrual period is called

myometrium

the middle layer of the uterus is called the

embryo

until the end of the eighth week of gestation, the infant is called a(n)

placenta

the umbilical cord connects the fetus to the

amnion

the inner membranous sac surrounding the fetus

dilation stage

the first stage of labor and deliver is called the

urethra

the male reproductive system and the urinary system share which organ?

glans penis

the tip of the penis is called the

prevent pregnancy

an intrauterine device is used to

dilat/o

the combining form that means to widen is

oophor/o

the combining form that means ovary is

ov/o or ov/i

the combining form that means ovum is

ovari/o

the combining form that means ovary is

pareun/o

the combining form that means sexual intercourse is

radic/o

the combining form that means root is

salping/o

the combining form that means uterine (fallopian) tubes is

prostat/o

the combining form that means prostate gland is

spermat/o

the combining form that means sperm is

-arche

the suffix that means beginning is

-genesis

the suffix that means procedures is

-cide

the suffix that means to kill is

-plasia

the suffix that means formation of cells is

ante-

the prefix that means before, in front of is

contra-

the prefix that means against is

primi-

the suffix that means first is