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Chapter 16- The Female Reproductive System Word Parts & Basic Terms
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| endo- | within, inner |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| pre- | before |
| cervic | neck, cervix |
| col | vagina |
| culd | cul-de-sac, a road which is closed at one end, so that there is only one way in and out |
| episi | vulva |
| gynec, gyn | woman |
| hydr | water |
| hyster | uterus |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| men, menstru | month, menstruation, menses |
| metr | uterus |
| oopher, ovari | ovary |
| ov | egg |
| perine | perineum |
| py | pus |
| salping | trumpet, fallopian tube |
| trachel | neck, cervix |
| uter | womb, uterus |
| vagin | sheath, vagina |
| vulv | vulva |
| -atresia | closure; absence of a normal body opening |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -salpinx | trumpet, fallopian tube |
| uterus (n.) | the organ in a woman or female mammal where babies develop [= womb] |
| ovary (n.) | the part of a female that produces eggs |
| perineum (n.) | the area between the vulva and the anus in the female |
| vulva (n.) | the external female genitalia |
| menstruation or menses (n.) | when a woman menstruates, usually every month, blood flows from her body (more commonly known as 'getting your period') |
| to have intercourse (v. phrase) | to have sex |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome - a collection of symptoms which happen in the |
| pap smear (n.) | a medical test that takes cells from a woman's cervix and examines them for signs of cancer |
| orifice (n.) | one of the holes in your body, such as your mouth, nose etc: |
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