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