Medical Vocabulary Lesson 14

Front 1

agog-

Back 1

combining form

leading, drawing forth

Front 2

arch-, -arche

Back 2

combining form

beginning, origin

Front 3

cervic-, cervix

Back 3

combining form

neck (of the uterus), cervix uteri

Front 4

colp-

Back 4

combining form

vagina

Front 5

cye-

Back 5

combining form

be pregnant

Front 6

eury(n)-

Back 6

combining form

widen, dilate

Front 7

gal-, galact-

Back 7

combining form

milk

Front 8

-gn-, nat-

Back 8

combining form

be born

Front 9

gonad-

Back 9

combining form

sex glands, sex organs

Front 10

gravid-

Back 10

combining form

pregnant

Front 11

hymen-

Back 11

combining form

membrane, hymen

Front 12

hyster-

Back 12

combining form

uterus

Front 13

lact-

Back 13

combining form

milk

Front 14

mamm-

Back 14

combining form

breast

Front 15

mast-, maz-

Back 15

combining form

breast

Front 16

men-

Back 16

combining form

[month] menstruation

Front 17

metr-, metra-

Back 17

combining form

uterus

Front 18

oophor-

Back 18

combining form

ovary

Front 19

ovari-

Back 19

combining form

ovary

Front 20

ov-

Back 20

combining form

egg

Front 21

part-, -para

Back 21

combining form

give birth

Front 22

pelv-

Back 22

combining form

[basin] pelvis

Front 23

pub-

Back 23

combining form

[signs of manhood] pubic hair, pubic bone, pubic region, pubis

Front 24

puber(t)-

Back 24

combining form

[manhood] puberty

Front 25

salping-, -salpinx

Back 25

combining form

[war trumpet] fallopian tube

Front 26

syring-, -syrinx

Back 26

combining form

[pipe] fistula, cavity, oviduct, sweat glands, syringe

Front 27

thel(e)-

Back 27

combining form

nipple

Front 28

toc-

Back 28

combining form

childbirth, labor

Front 29

uter-

Back 29

combining form

womb, belly, uterus

Front 30

vagin-

Back 30

combining form

[sheath] vagina

Front 31

-ter

Back 31

noun-forming suffix

instrument, device