| Term | Definition |
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cervic/o |
cervix (sometimes means the neck) |
|
colp/o, vagin/o |
vagina |
|
genit/o |
genitals |
|
gonad/o |
genitals or reproduction |
|
gynec/o |
female |
|
hyster/o, uter/o |
uterus |
|
metr/o (occasionally metr/i) |
uterine tissue (sometimes metr/o means measure) |
|
oophor/o, ovar/o |
ovary |
|
salping/o |
uterine tube (fallopian tube) |
|
vulv/o |
vulva |
|
-cidal |
killing |
|
cyst/o, vesic/o |
bladder, cyst, or sac |
|
men/o |
month |
|
rect/o |
rectum |
|
urethr/o |
urethra |
|
urin/o |
urine |
|
amni/o |
amnion (fetal membrane) |
|
fet/o |
fetus |
|
nat/i |
birth |
|
par/o |
to bear offspring |
|
-para |
a woman who has given birth |
|
gon/o |
genitals or reproduction |
|
orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o, testicul/o |
testes |
|
pen/o |
penis |
|
prostrat/o |
prostrate |
|
scrot/o |
scrotum, bag |
|
semin/o |
semen |
|
ser/o |
serum |
|
spermat/o |
sperm |
|
urethr/o |
urethra |
|
vas/o |
vessel or duct; sometimes ductus (vas) deferens |