Med Term Part 1 Clinical Medical Science

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

epididym/o

epididymis

amni/o, amnion/o

amnion; amniotic fluid

oophor/o

ovary

albumin/o

albumin

perine/o

perineum

pelv/i

pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity

colp/o, vagin/o

vagina

salping/o

uterine tube (fallopian tube)

episio/o, vulv/o

vulva

hymen/o

hymen

orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o

testis, testicle

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

sperm/o, spermat/o

sperm, spermatozoon

endometri/o

endometrium

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle(s)

gynec/o, gyn/o

woman

arche/o

first, beginning

hyster/o, metr/o

uterus

prostat/o

prostate gland

men/o

menstruation

vas/o

vessel, duct

cervic/o, trachel/o

cervix

azot/o

urea, nitrogen

cyst/o, vesic/o

bladder, sac

nephr/o, ren/o

kidney

glyc/o, glycos/o

sugar

olig/o

scanty, few

lith/o

stone, calculus

ureter/o

ureter

blast/o

developing cell, germ cell

urin/o, ur/o

urine, urinary tract

glomerul/o

glomerulus

noct/i

night

hydr/o

water

pyel/o

renal pelvis

meat/o

meatus (opening)

urethr/o

urethra

-salpinx

uterine tube (fallopian tube)

-iasis, -esis

condition

-ism

state of

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-uria

urine, urination

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-graph

instrument used to record, the record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-pena

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-clesis

surgical closure

-algia

pain

-ar, -ary, -eal

pertaining to

-cele

hernia or protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-emia

in the blood

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

-stenosis

construction or narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-thorax

chest, chest cavity

-tomy

cut into, incision

peri-

surrounding (outer)

tachy-

fast, rapid