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balan-
glans penis
didym-
orchid-
orchi-
orche-
orch-
test-
testis [pl. testes]; testicle
epididym-
epididymis
gonad-
gonad
osche-
scrot-
scrotum
phall-
pen-
penis
prostat-
prostate
pub-
pubi-
pubis; pubic bone; pubic region
semin-
semen
spermat-
sperm-
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
vas-*
vas deferens
cervic-*
trachel-*
cervix; the neck of the uterus
colp-
vagin-
vagina
episi-
vulv-
vulva
hymen-
hymen
hyster-
metr-
uter-
uterus
mamm-
mast-*
breast
men-
menstruation; menstrual cycle
o-
ov-
egg; ovum [pl. ova]
oophor-
ovari-
ovary
perine-
perineum; region between anus and scrotum or vulva
salping-
tub-
Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]
thel-
nipple
erot-
sexual desire; sexual act
genit-
reproduction; genitals
toc-
childbirth
ambly-
dull; blunt
*[no connecting vowel follows]
amph-
amb-
both
*[connecting vowel for
amph-
is either
i
or
o
; connecting vowel for
amb-
is always
i
]
arch-
archae-
arche-
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
aut-
spontaneous; itself; own; self
*[
aut
- is almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination]
crypt-
hidden
echin-
spiny [adj.]; spine [noun]
gymn-
naked
hem-*
sem-
half
*[connecting vowel for both roots is
i
]
pan-
hol-
all; entire; whole
*[no connecting vowel follows
pan
-]
-atresia
absence of the opening (to a bodily structure)
-blast*
embryonic cell
-cide
act of killing/destroying agent used to kill/destroy
[usually preceded by the connecting vowel
i
]
-cleisis
closure; blockage
-cyesis
pregnancy
-genesis
formation; development; growth
-genic
producing; forming; produced by
-gravida
woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (
n
th time)
*[the root which immediately precedes
-gravida
indicates the number of pregnancies experienced; the connecting vowel is always
i
]
-para
woman who has given birth (
n
th times)
[the root which immediately precedes
-para
indicates the number of births experienced; the connecting vowel is always
i
]
-pexy
-pexis
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
-strophe
a turning; a twisting
-poiesis
production; formation; devleopment; act of shaping
-poietic
pertaining to formation or development
Author
litheopolis
ID
186097
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Module 7 - The Reproductive System
Description
Greco-Latin terminologies in medical and biological sciences, Module 7
Updated
2012-11-29T19:50:31Z
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