Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 14

Front 1

AGOG-

Back 1

combining form
leading, drawing forth
(-agogue means agents used to promote the flow or secretion of fluids within the body)

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
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
(-para refers to a woman who has given birth)

Front 22

PELV-

Back 22

combining form
pelvis

Front 23

PUB-

Back 23

combining form
pubic hair, pubic bone, pubic region, pubis

Front 24

PUBER(T)-

Back 24

combining form
puberty

Front 25

SALPING-, -SALPINX

Back 25

combining form
fallopian tube

Front 26

SYRING-, -SYRINX

Back 26

combining form
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
vagina

Front 31

-ter

Back 31

noun forming suffix
instrument, device