Medical Terminology, Female Reproductive Organs

cervic, cervic/o

cervix

colp, colp/o

vagina

-gravida

pregnant

gynec, gynenc/o

woman, female

hyster, hyster/o

uterus

mast, mast/o

breast

men, men/o

menstruation, menses

orchid, orchid/o, orchi/o

testicles

ov/o

egg, ovum

ovari/o

ovary

-para

to give birth

-pexy

surgical fixation

salping, salping/o

fallopian tube

test, test/i

testicle, testis

vagin, vagin/o

vagina

sperm, spermat/o

sperm

-genesis

creation

pen/i

penis

phall/i

penis

ur-

urine

-ologist

specialist

balan

glans penis

itis

inflammation

andr/o

male or masculine

-pause

stopping

crypt

hidden

ism

abnormal condition

epididym

epididymis

hydr/o

water

-cele, cel

hernia or swelling

varci/o

varicose veins

a

without

zoo

life

-ia

abnormal condition

olig/o

few

hemat/o

blood

ectomy

surgical removal

varci/o

varicose vein

vas

deferens

vas/o

blood vessel

-osis

disease

mamm/o

breast

lact

milk

iferous

carrying or producing

ante

forward

flex

bend

ion

condition

peri

surrounding

metri, metr/o

uterus

um

noun ending

my/o

muscle

endo

within

arche

beginning

fet

unborn child

us

noun ending

nulli

none

primi

first

multi

many

parous

more children

loch

childbirth

neo

new

nat

born

an

without

ovulation

release of a mature egg

oophor

ovary

rrhexis

rupture

py/o

pus

salpinx

fallopian tube

-rrhea

flow or discharge

dys

painful

pareunia

sexual intercourse

leuk/o

white

vulv, vulv/o

vulva

dynia

pain

galact/o

milk

algia

pain

hyper

excessive

hypo

deficient

rrhagia

bleeding

poly

many

scopy

visual examination

graphy

process of record or picture

amnio

amnion

centisis

remove fluid

pelvi

pelvis q

metry

measure

intra

within

uterine

uterus

rrhaphy

surgical suturing

myom

muscle tumor

plasty

surgical repair

episi

vulva

otomy

surgical incision