Medical Terminology Simplified

8–12 The uterus, also called the womb, is the organ that contains and nourishes

the embryo and fetus from the time the fertilized egg is implanted to the time of

birth.

The CF hyster/ois used to form words about the uterus as an organ. A hyster/o/cele

is a ____________________ of the ____________________.

8–13 Use hyster/oto build medical words that mean

disease of the uterus:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

pain in the uterus:____________________ / ____________________or

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

involuntary contraction, twitching of the uterus:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

8–14 Presence of one or more tumors (either benign or malignant) in the uterus

may necessitate its removal. (See Fig. 8–4.)

Use hyster/oto form surgical terms that mean

excision of the uterus:____________________ / ____________________

incision of the uterus:____________________ / _____ / __________

8–15 Besides hyster/o,the CFs metr/oand uter/oare also used to denote the

uterus.

When in doubt about forming medical words with hyster/o, uter/o,or metr/o,

refer to your medical____________________.

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hernia orherniation,

uterus

HĔR-nē-ă, hĕr-nē-Ā-

shŭn, Ū-tĕr-ŭs

hyster/o/pathy

hĭs-tēr-ŎP-ă-thē

hyster/algia,

hyster/o/dynia

hĭs-tĕr-ĂL-jē-ā, hĭs-tĕr-ō-

DĬN-ē-ă

hyster/o/spasm

HĬS-tĕr-ō-spăzm

hyster/ectomy

hĭs-tĕr-ĔK-tō-mē

hyster/o/tomy

hĭs-tĕr-ŎT-ō-mē

dictionary

Uterus Fallopian tube

Cervix

Fundus

Ovary

Vagina

Subtotal hysterectomy

(cervix not removed)

Total hysterectomy

(cervix removed)

Total hysterectomy

plus bilateral salpingo-

oophorectomy

Figure 8-4Hysterectomy, showing the excised structure in purple.