Medical Terminology Simplified

8–4 Use oophor/oto build medical words that mean

disease of the ovaries:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

surgical repair of an ovary:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

fixation of a displaced ovary:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

8–5 The CF salping/omeans tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube)

and is related to the female reproductive system. Eustachian (auditory) tubes are re-

lated to the sense of hearing and are discussed in Chapter 11.

Surgical repair of a fallopian tube (also known as an oviduct) is called

___________________ / _____ / ____________________.

8–6 Approximately once per month, maturation of the ovum, or ovulation, occurs

when the egg leaves the ovary and slowly travels down the fallopian tube to the

uterus. (See Fig. 8–3.) If union of the ovum with sperm takes place during this time,

fertilization (pregnancy) results.

To form words for the fallopian tube(s), uterine tube(s), or oviduct(s), use the CF

____________________ / _____.

8–7 If the fertilized egg attaches to the wall of the fallopian tube (instead of the

uterus), the tube must be removed to prevent serious bleeding or possible death of

the mother.

When a fallopian tube is removed, the surgical procedure is called

____________________ / ____________________.

8–8 A salping/o/scope is an____________________for viewing the fallopian

tube(s).

8–9 Visual examination of the fallopian tube(s) is called

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

8–10 Herniation of a fallopian tube(s) is known as

____________________ / _____ / __________.

8–11 Locate the two small tubes in Figure 8–3 that lead to each ovary. They are

called fallopian tubes, uterine tubes, or____________________.

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

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oophor/o/pathy

ō-ŏf-ŏr-ŎP-ă-thē

oophor/o/plasty

ō-ŎF-ŏr-ō-plăs-tē

oophor/o/pexy

ō-ŏf-ō-rō-PĔK-sē

salping/o/plasty

săl-PĬNG-gō-plăs-tē

salping/o

salping/ectomy

săl-pĭn-JĔK-tō-mē

instrument

salping/o/scopy

săl-pĭng-GŎS-kō-pē

salping/o/cele

săl-PĬNG-ō-sēl

oviducts

Ŏ-vĭ-dŭkts