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amni/o

Amnion

bartholin/o

Bartholin gland

cervic/o

Cervix, neck

chori/o


chorion/o

Chorion

colp/o

Vagina

culd/o

Cul-de-sac

episi/o

Vulva

galact/o

Milk

gynec/o

Woman, female

hyster/o

Uterus, womb

lact/o

Milk

mammo/o

Breast

mast/o

Breast

men/o

Menses, menstruation

metr/o


metri/o

Uterus

my/o


myom/o

Muscle, muscle tumor

nat/i

Birth

obstetr/o

Pregnancy and childbirth

o/o

Egg

oophor/o

Ovary

ov/o

Egg

ovari/o

Ovary

ovul/o

Egg

perine/o

Perineum

phor/o

To bear

salping/o

Fallopian tubes

uter/o

Uterus

vagin/o

Vagina

vulv/o

Vulva

cephal/o

Head

olig/o

Scanty

py/o

Pus

crypt/o

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