Module 7

Front 1

balan-

Back 1

glans penis

Front 2

didym-
orchid-
orchi-
orche-
orch-
test-

Back 2

testis [pl. testes]; testicle

Front 3

epididym-

Back 3

epididymis

Front 4

gonad-

Back 4

gonad; testes or ovaries [generic term]

Front 5

osche-

Back 5

scrotum

Front 6

pen-
phall-

Back 6

penis

Front 7

prostat-

Back 7

prostate

Front 8

pubi-
pub-

Back 8

pubis; pubic bone; pubic region

Front 9

semin-

Back 9

semen

Front 10

sperm-
spermat-

Back 10

semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle

Front 11

vas-*

Back 11

vas deferens

See Mod. 8

Front 12

trachel-*
cervic-*

Back 12

cervix; the neck of the uterus

See Mod. 2.

Front 13

vagin-
colp-

Back 13

vagina

Front 14

vulv-
episi-

Back 14

vulva

Front 15

hymen-

Back 15

hymen

Front 16

uter-
hyster-
metr-

Back 16

uterus

Front 17

mast-*
mamm-

Back 17

breast

See Mod 10

Front 18

men-

Back 18

menstruation; menstrual cycle

Front 19

ov-
o-

Back 19

egg

Front 20

ovari-
oophor-

Back 20

ovary

Front 21

perine-

Back 21

perineum; region between anus and scrotum or anus and vulva

Front 22

salping-
tub-

Back 22

Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]

Front 23

thel-

Back 23

nipple

Front 24

erot-

Back 24

sexual desire; sexual act

Front 25

genit-

Back 25

reproduction; genitals

Front 26

toc-

Back 26

childbirth

Front 27

ambly-

Back 27

dull; blunt
[no connecting vowel follows]

Front 28

amph-
amb-

Back 28

both

both
[connecting vowel for amph- is either i or o; connecting vowel for amb- is always i]

Front 29

arch-
archae-
arche-

Back 29

ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

Front 30

aut-

Back 30

spontaneous; itself; own; self

spontaneous; itself; own; self
[ is almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination]

Front 31

kak-
cac-

Back 31

unpleasant; bad

Front 32

crypt-

Back 32

hidden

Front 33

echin-

Back 33

spiny [adjective]; spine [noun]

Front 34

gymn-

Back 34

naked

Front 35

sem-
hem-*

Back 35

half
[connecting vowel for both roots is i]
[see Mod. 8]

Front 36

hol-
pan-

Back 36

all; entire; whole
[no connecting vowel follows pan-]

Front 37

-atresia

Back 37

absence (of a normal bodily opening)

Front 38

-blast*

Back 38

embryonic cell
[See Mod 12]

Front 39

-cide

Back 39

act of killing/destroying; agent used to kill/destroy

Front 40

-cleisis

Back 40

closure

Front 41

-cyesis

Back 41

pregnancy

Front 42

-genesis

Back 42

formation; development; growth

Front 43

-genic

Back 43

producing; forming; produced by

Front 44

-gravida

Back 44

woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time)
[the root which immediately precedes
-gravida indicates the number of pregnancies experienced; the connecting vowel preceding
-gravida is always i]

Front 45

-para

Back 45

woman who has given birth (n times)
[see note above for -gravida, which also applies to -para; the connecting vowel preceding -para is always i]

Front 46

-pexy
-pexis

Back 46

surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

Front 47

-strophe

Back 47

turning; twisting

Front 48

-poiesis

Back 48

production; formation; development; act of shaping

Front 49

-poietic

Back 49

pertaining to formation or development