Ur/o Reproductive Medical terms

ren/o

kidneys

cyst/o

bladder or sac

ureter/o

ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)

salping/o,

tube, fallopian tube

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o

testes

prostat/o-

prostate exam

colp/o, vagin/o

vagina

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

gynec/o, gyn/o

woman, female

hyster/o, uter/o-

urterus

metr/o

uterus (womb); measure

-pexy

surgical fixation

gonad/o-

gonads, sex glands

-rrhea

discharge, flow

omphal/o-

umbilicus, navel

-continence

to hold back

-potence

power

-dipsia

condition of thirst

dips/o-

thirst

-uria

urine condition

pyel/o-

renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

-para

bearing offspring

neo-

new

nulli-

none

oxy-

quick, sharp

primi-

first

olig/o-

few, small, scanty

noct-

night

hydro-

water

-gravida

pregnant woman

men/o-

menses, menstruation

ophor/o-, ovari/o-

ovary

-rrhagia, -rrhage

bursting forth, profuse flow, discharge

retro-

backward, behind

BPH

benign prostatic hyperplasia

PID

pelvic inflammatory disease

GU

genitourinary

UTI

urinary tract infection

Pap

Papanicolaou test (smear)- cervical cancer screening

D&C

dilation and curettage

ERT

estrogen replacement therapy

LMP

first day of last menstrual period

IVF

in vitro fertilization

cath

catheter, catheterize

Urethr/o

urethra (tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body)