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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

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

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