Medical Terminology Simplified

8–60 Determine the words in Frame 8–59 that mean

instrument for examining the vagina and cervix uteri:

__________ / _____ / ____________________

visual examination of the vagina and cervix uteri using a colp/o/scope:

__________ / _____ / ____________________

pertaining to the vagina:____________________ / __________

pertaining to the cervix uteri:____________________ / __________

8–61 Cervix uteri refers to the neck of the____________________.

Competency Verification:Check your labeling of Figures 8–2 and 8–3 in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 587.

8–62 The term gynec/o/logy means study of females or womenand is the medical

specialty for treating female reproductive disorders. A specialist in the study of

female reproductive disorders is called a

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

8–63 The CF in gynec/o/logy that means womanor femaleis

____________________ / _____.

8–64 Use -pathyto form a word that means disease of a female.

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

8–65 GYN is the abbreviation for gynec/o/logy. OB-GYN refers to obstetrics and

____________________ / _____ / __________.

8–66 The CF men/omeans mensesor menstruation,which is the monthly flow of

blood and tissue from the uterus.

Men/o/rrhea is a flow of____________________ or ____________________.

8–67 Use dys-and men/o/rrhea to develop a word that means painful or difficult

menstrual flow.

__________ / __________ / _____ / ____________________

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

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colp/o/scope

KŎL-pō-skōp

colp/o/scopy

kŏl-PŎS-kō-pē

vagin/al

VĂJ-ĭn-ăl

cervic/al

SĔR-vĭ-kăl

uterus

Ū-tĕr-ŭs

gynec/o/logist

gī-nĕ-KŎL-ō-jĭst

gynec/o

gynec/o/pathy

gī-nĕ-KŎP-ă-thē

gynec/o/logy

gī-nĕ-KŎL-ō-jē

menses, menstruation

MĔN-sēz, mĕn-stroo-Ā-

shŭn

dys/men/o/rrhea

dĭs-mĕn-ō-RĒ-ă