Obstetric and neonatology word roots

amni/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

amnion/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

chori/o

chorion

fet/i, fet/o

fetus, unborn offspring

gravid/o

pregnancy

lact/o

milk

nat/o

birth

omphal/o

umbilicus, navel

par/o

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

part/o

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

puerper/o

childbirth

carcin/o

cancer

cephal/o

head

episi/o

vulva

esophag/o

esophagus

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus

olig/o

scanty, few

pelv/i

pelvis cavity, pelvis

prim/i

first

pseud/o

false

pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

son/o

sound

terat/o

malformation

trache/o

trachea

ante-

before

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult

intra-

within

micro-

small

multi-

many

neo-

new

nulli-

none

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

-a

no meaning

-al

pertaining to

-amnios

aminion, amniotic fluid

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-cyesis

pregnancy

-e

no meaning

-gen

substance or agent that produces or causes

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-graphy

process of recording

-ic

pertaining to

-is

no meaning

-itis

inflammation

-logist

person who studies

-logy

study of

-oma

tumor, swelling

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-tocia

birth, labor

-tomy

incision

-um

no meaning

-us

no meaning