chp 7 & 8

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

epididym/o

epididymis

orch/o

testis

orchi/o

testis

orchid/o

testis

cyst/o

bladder, sac

crypt/o

hidden

a-

absence of

an-

absence of

-algia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ia

diseased state

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone

prostat/o

prostate gland

sperm/o

sperm

spermat/o

sperm

vas/o

vessel, duct

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

lith/o

stone

olig/o

scanty, few

hyper-

above

-tomy

incision

-pexy

surgical fixation

-pathy

disease

-plasia

development, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

discharge

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

gynec/o

female reproductive organs

hymen/o

hymen

hyster/o

uterus

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menstruation

metr/o

uterus

oophor/o

ovary

pelv/i

pelvis

perine/o

perineum

salping/o

fallopian tube

trachel/o

cervix

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

hemat/o

blood

hydr/o

water

leuk/o

white

my/o

muscle

py/o

pus

dys-

painful, abnormal

endo-

within

peri-

surrounding

-al

pertaining to

-cele

hernia

-cleisis

surgical closure

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-osis

abnormal condition

-rrhagia

excessive bleeding

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

-salpinx

fallopian tube

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination