CH. 9 - REVIEW SHEET- MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM - Combining Forms & Suffixes
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33 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 andr/o | male |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| gon/o | seed |
| hydr/o | water |
| orch/o | testis |
| orchi/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| semin/i | semen; seed |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa; sperm cells |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa; sperm cells |
| terat/o | monster; malformed fetus |
| test/o | testis (testicle) |
| varic/o | varicose veins |
| vas/o | vessel; duct; vas deferens |
| zo/o | animal life |
| -cele | hernia; fluid filled sac |
| -ectomy | process of removal of |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -genesis | producing; forming |
| -genic | produced by or in |
| -lysis | breakdown ; destruction |
| -lytic | pertaining to reducing; breaking down; destructing; separating |
| -one | hormone |
| -pexy | fixation; to put in place |
| -plasia | development; formation; growth |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -stomy | process of creating a new opening |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| -trophy | condition of nourishment |
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