Female reproductive system anatomical terms(Prefix/word root/suffix)
Oophor/o, ovari/o: Ovary
Colp/o, vagin/o: Vagina
Hyster/o, uter/o: Uterus
Metr/o: Uterus (womb); mesure
Cervic/o: Cervix; cervix uteri
Salping: Tube (fallopian)
Mamm/o, mast/o: Breast
Vulv/o, episi/o: Vulva
Nat/o: Birth
Galact/o, lact/o: Milk
Gynec/o: Woman, female
Men/o: Menses; menstruation
-arche: Beginnning
-cyesis: Pregnancy
-gravida: Pregnant woman
-para: To bear (offspring)
-salpinx: Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tubes)
-tocia: Childbirth, labor
Pertaining to (the period) before birth: Pre/nat/al
Pregnant woman (for the) first time: Primi/gravida
Pregnancy (that is) false: Pseud/o/cyesis
Hernia(tion) or swelling of a fallopian tube: Salping/o/cele
Bad, painful, or difficult labor or child birth: Dys/tocia
To bear (offspring) many times: Multi/para
Inflammation of cervix uteri (neck of uterus): Cervic/itis
Surgical puncture of the amnion (amniotic sac): Amni/o/centesis
Specialist in the study of female (disorders): Gynec/o/logist
Tumor of an ovary: Oophor/oma
Visual examination of the uterus: Hyster/o/scopy or uter/o/scopy
Excision or removal of the breast: Mastect/omy
Surgiacl repair of the vagina: Vagin/o/plasty or colp/o/plasty
Herniation of uterus: Hyster/o/cele
Suture of the perineum: Perine/o/rrhaphy
Oophor/o, ovari/o: Ovary
Colp/o, vagin/o: Vagina
Hyster/o, uter/o: Uterus
Metr/o: Uterus (womb); mesure
Cervic/o: Cervix; cervix uteri
Salping: Tube (fallopian)
Mamm/o, mast/o: Breast
Vulv/o, episi/o: Vulva
Nat/o: Birth
Galact/o, lact/o: Milk
Gynec/o: Woman, female
Men/o: Menses; menstruation
-arche: Beginnning
-cyesis: Pregnancy
-gravida: Pregnant woman
-para: To bear (offspring)
-salpinx: Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tubes)
-tocia: Childbirth, labor
Pertaining to (the period) before birth: Pre/nat/al
Pregnant woman (for the) first time: Primi/gravida
Pregnancy (that is) false: Pseud/o/cyesis
Hernia(tion) or swelling of a fallopian tube: Salping/o/cele
Bad, painful, or difficult labor or child birth: Dys/tocia
To bear (offspring) many times: Multi/para
Inflammation of cervix uteri (neck of uterus): Cervic/itis
Surgical puncture of the amnion (amniotic sac): Amni/o/centesis
Specialist in the study of female (disorders): Gynec/o/logist
Tumor of an ovary: Oophor/oma
Visual examination of the uterus: Hyster/o/scopy or uter/o/scopy
Excision or removal of the breast: Mastect/omy
Surgiacl repair of the vagina: Vagin/o/plasty or colp/o/plasty
Herniation of uterus: Hyster/o/cele
Suture of the perineum: Perine/o/rrhaphy