Medical Terminology Simplified

SECTION REVIEW 8-1 For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the re ...

Frame 8–1to Frame 8–3 (2) (1) (3) (4) (9) (8) (singular) (singular) (singular) (7) (5) (6) Figure 8-2Lateral view of the female ...

8–4 Use oophor/oto build medical words that mean disease of the ovaries:____________________ / _____ / ____________________ surg ...

8–12 The uterus, also called the womb, is the organ that contains and nourishes the embryo and fetus from the time the fertilize ...

8–16 The uterus is a muscular, hollow, pear-shaped structure located in the pelvic area between the bladder and rectum. (See Fig ...

8–22 Men/o/pause, a natural process, is the gradual ending of the menstrual cycle, which also results in an estrogen hormone def ...

8–30 Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a surgical procedure to widen (dilate) the cervic/al canal of the uterus and scrape (cu ...

8–33 Form another word in addition to colp/itis that means inflammation of the vagina. ____________________ / __________ 8–34 Co ...

8–40 A rect/o/vagin/al fistula is one that develops between the rectum and the ____________________. 8–41 Colp/o/rrhagia refers ...

8–43 Recall that -celemeans____________________ or ____________________. 8–44 A colp/o/cyst/o/cele is swelling or herniation of ...

SECTION REVIEW 8-2 Using the following table, write the CF and suffix that matches its definition in the space provided to the l ...

External Structures 8–51 The external structures, or genitalia, include the (5) labia majora(the outer lips of the vagina), (6) ...

8–60 Determine the words in Frame 8–59 that mean instrument for examining the vagina and cervix uteri: __________ / _____ / ____ ...

8–68 Dys/men/o/rrhea is pain associated with menstruation. Primary dys/men/o/rrhea is menstrual pain that results from factors i ...

8–76 Use mast/oto form a word that means pain in the breast. __________ / _____ / ____________________or__________ / __________ ...

Frame 8–76to Frame 8–83 Female Reproductive System • CHAPTER 8 349 (2) (3) (5) (4) (1) (5) (6) (2) (1) Figure 8-7Structure of ma ...

8–84 When a small primary tumor is localized, the surgeon performs a lumpec- tomy. In these instances, the tumor and some of the ...

8–89 Gravida may also be followed by numbers to denote the number of pregnan- cies, as in gravida 1, gravida 2, gravida 3, and g ...

8–96 Because regions of the fallopian tubes have an internal diameter as small as the width of a human hair, the scarring and cl ...

SECTION REVIEW 8-3 Using the following table, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided ...