Male & Female Reproductive System TERMS

MED TERMS CH 13 & 14 TERMS

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

cauter/o

heat; burn

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

electr/o

electricity

epididym/o

epididymis

gon/o

seed

gyn/o, gynec/o

female; woman

hydr/o

water

mast/o

breast

olig/o

scanty (very small)

onc/o

tumor

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

testis; testicle

plas/o

development; formation

prostat/o

prostate gland

semin/i

semen; seed

sperm/o, spermat/o

spermatozoa; sperm

test/o

testis; testicle

urethr/o

urethra

varic/o

varicose veins

vas/o

vessel; duct

vener/o

sexual contact

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

zo/o

animal; life

a-, an-

not; without

anti—

against

epi-

on; over; upon

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; defi cient

per-

through

peri-

around; surrounding

post-

after; behind

trans-

across

ultra-

beyond, excessive

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-ant

substance that promotes

-ation

process; condition

-cele

hernia; swelling; protrusion

-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

genesis

formation

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-in, -ine

chemical; chemical compound; substance

-ism

process; condition

-itis

inflammation

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

-megaly

enlargement

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow; excessive discharge

-stomy

surgical opening

-tomy

process of cutting; incision

-trophy

condition of growth or development

-um, -us

structure; tissue; thing

-uria

urination; condition of urine

-y

process; state

amni/o

amnion

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

chori/o, chorion/o

chorion

colp/o

vagina

culd/o

cul-de-sac (cavity closed at one end)

cyst/o

cyst; fluid sac, bladder

dilat/o

to enlarge or expand

embry/o

embryo

episi/o

vulva

fet/o

fetus

fibr/o

fiber

gynec/o

female; woman

hem/o

blood

hymen/o

hymen

hyster/o

uterus

labi/o

lip

lact/o

milk

ligat/o

binding; tying

lump/o

lump; mass

ly/o

break down; dissolve; loosen

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menses; menstruation

metr/o, metri/o

uterus

my/o

muscle

nat/i

birth

olig/o

scanty (very small)

oophor/o

ovary

ov/o, ovul/o

ovum(egg)

ovari/o

ovary

perine/o

perineum

py/o

pus

salping/o

Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube

top/o

place; location; position

uter/o

uterus

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

a-

not; without

ante-

before

dys-

painful; difficult

ec-

out; outside