Medical Terminology for Female Reproductive System

Woman, female

gynec/o

Menses, menstruation

men/o

Breast

mamm/o, mast/o

Milk

galact/o, lact/o

Ovary

oophor/o, ovari/o

Egg

o/o, ov/o, ovul/o

Fallopian tubes

salping/o

Uterus, womb

hyster/o

Cervix, neck

cervic/o

Vagina

colp/o, vagin/o

Bartholin gland

bartholin/o

Vulva

episi/o, vulv/o

Perineum

perine/o

Amnion

amni/o

Chorion

chori/o, chorion/o

Head

cephal/o

To bear

phor/o

Birth

nat/i

Midwife

obstetr/o

No, not, none

nulli-

First

primi-

One

uni-

Two

bi-

Many

multi-

Within

endo-, intra-

In

in-

Before

pre-

Backward

retro-

Surrounding

peri-

Hormone

-one

Uterine tube

-salpinx

Beginning

-arche

Sexual intercourse

-pareunia

Producing, forming

-genesis

Pregnancy

-cyesis, -gravida

Act of turning

-version

Labor, birth

-tocia, -partum

To bear, bring forth

-parous

Flexible

-flexion

Muscle tumor

myom/o

monster

terat/o

Pus

py/o

Water, fluid

hydr/o

Swift, sharp

oxy-

False

pseudo-

Outside, outer

ecto-

Inflammation

-itis

Stretching, dilation

-ectasis

Tightening

-stenosis

Opening

-tresia

Drooping, sagging

-ptosis

Hernia

-cele

Bursting forth (blood)

-rrhagia, -rrhage

Discharge

-rrhea

Tumor

-oma