Medical Terminology Simplified

8–43 Recall that -celemeans____________________ or

____________________.

8–44 A colp/o/cyst/o/cele is swelling or herniation of the bladder into the

____________________.

8–45 Women who have had several vagin/al childbirths may suffer from hernia-

tion of the bladder, or colp/o/cyst/o/cele.

Identify the elements in colp/o/cyst/o/cele.

colp/o:____________________

cyst/o:____________________

-cele:____________________ or ____________________

8–46 When the uterus is removed through the vagina, the surgical procedure is

known as a vagin/al hyster/ectomy or a colp/o/hyster/ectomy.

Identify words in this frame that mean

pertaining to the vagina:__________ / __________

excision of the uterus:____________________ / ____________________

8–47 The vagina is lubricated by mucus. Muc/ois the CF for mucus.Use the ad-

jective ending -ousto form a word that means pertaining to mucus.

__________ / __________

8–48 The term muc/oid means resembling mucus.The adjective element that

means resemblingis __________.

8–49 Lip/oid means____________________ ____________________.

8–50 Use adip/o to form another term that means resembling fat.

__________ / __________

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hernia, swelling

HĔR-nē-ă

vagina

vă-JĪ-nă

vagina

vă-JĪ-nă

bladder

hernia, swelling

HĔR-nē-ă

vagin/al

VĂJ-ĭn-ăl

hyster/ectomy

hĭs-tĕr-ĔK-tō-mē

muc/ous

MŪ-kŭs

-oid

resembling fat

adip/oid

ĂD-ĭ-poyd