Medical Terminology Chapter 6
-uria
(condition of urine or urination)
-lysis
(destruction)
-rrhagia
(hemorrhage or abnormal bleeding)
-rrhea
(runny, flow, or discharge)
-lith
(stone)
-pexy
(surgical fixation)
-rrhaphy
(suturing or stitching)
hyster/o/cele
A word meaning uterine hernia
spermatocele
a herniated sac-like structure in the scrotum containing sperm
dysplasia
abnormal development that may be cancerous
gyneophobia
abnormal fear of women
menorrhagia
abnormally excessive menstruation
polyuria
abnormally excessive urination
oliguria
abnormally low amount of urine
pen/ile
adjectival form for penis
testicular
adjectival form for testicle
uterine
adjectival form for uterus
Gynec/o/log/ic
adjectival form of gynecology
spermicide
agent that kills sperm
antineoplastic
agent that works against tumor growth
o/o/blast
an embryonic egg cell
ureteropathy
any disease involving the ureter
renopathy
any disease of the kidney
spermatopathy
any disease of the sperm
uropathy
any disease of the urinary system
metropathy
any disease of the uterine tissues (hysteropathy)
hysteropathy
any disease of the uterus
colpopathy
any disease of the vagina (vaginopathy)
gynecopathy
any disease peculiar to women
bacter/i/uria
bacteria in the urine
nocturn/al or en/ur/esis
bed wetting
crypt/ic
belief is one whose meaning is hidden
hemorrhage
bleeding
hematuria
blood in urine
cyst/o
combining form for bladder
oophor/o
combining form for ovary
pyel/o
combining form for renal pelvis
ureter/o
combining form for ureter
urethr/o
combining form for urethra
ur/o
combining form for urine
uter/o
combining form for uterus
neur/o
combining form meaning nerve
colp/o
combining form meaning vagina
nephr/o and ren/o
combining forms for kidney
orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
combining forms for testicle
cryptorchidism
condition of an undescended testis
endometriosis
condition of endometrial tissue growing outside of the endometrium
ureteropyosis
condition of pus in the ureter
-tomy
cut from Greek, tomos
vasoconstriction
decrease in vessel diameter
nephr/o/lysis
destruction of kidney tissue
spermatolysis
destruction of sperm (spermolysis)
dysuria
difficult, painful urination
balanorrhea
discharge from the glans penis
prostatorrhea
discharge from the prostate
metrorrhea
discharge from the uterine tissues
nephromegaly
enlargement of a kidney
polyphagia
excessive hunger and eating
nocturia
excessive urination at night
conization
excision of a cone-shaped endocervical tissue
salpingectomy
excision of a fallopian tube
colp/ectomy
excision of a part of the vagina
orchidectomy
excision of a testis (orchiectomy, orchectomy)
oophorectomy
excision of an ovary
prostatectomy
excision of the prostate
hysterectomy
excision of the uterus
vasectomy
excision of the vas deferens (for sterilization)
hysteropexy
fixation of a prolapsed uterus
orchiopexy
fixation of an undescended testis (orchidopexy)
colp/o/pexy
fixation of the vagina
orchid/o
for this study use only this form to build two terms that mean pain in the testes
oogenesis
formation of ova
salpingostomy
forming a new opening in the fallopian tube
chol/e/lith
gallstone
glycosuria
glucose (sugar) in the urine
polycystic
having many cysts
polyphobia
having many fears
polyotia
having more than two ears
cystorrhagia
hemorrhage of the bladder
ureterorrhagia
hemorrhage of the ureter
urethrorrhagia
hemorrhage of the urethra
salpingo-oophorocele
herniation of the ovary and fallopian tube
orchidocele
herniation of the testes
ureterocele
herniation of the ureter
metrocele
herniation of uterine tissues (hysterocele)
spermatoblast
immature sperm cell (spermoblast)
orchiotomy
incision into a testis
urethrotomy
incision into the urethra
colpotomy
incision into the vaginal wall
vasotomy
incision into the vas deferens
vasodilation (vasodilatation)
increase in vessel diameter
cholelithiasis
infestation with gallstones
oophor/itis
inflammation of an ovary
oophoritis
inflammation of an ovary
polyarthritis
inflammation of many joints
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
cervicitis
inflammation of the cervix
endometritis
inflammation of the endometrium
salpingitis
inflammation of the fallopian tubes (or eustachian tubes)
nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
salpingo-oophoritis
inflammation of the ovary and fallopian tube
penitis
inflammation of the penis
prostatitis
inflammation of the prostate gland
pyelitis
inflammation of the renal pelvis
pyelonephritis
inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney
ureteropyelitis
inflammation of the ureter and the renal pelvis
urethrocystitis
inflammation of the urethra and urinary bladder
colp/itis
inflammation of the vagina
colpitis
inflammation of the vagina
endocervical
inside the cervix
salping/o/scope
instrument used to examine the fallopian tubes
hysteroscope
instrument used to examine the inside of the uterus closely
colposcope
instrument used to examine the vagina and cervix
-cide
is a Latin suffix meaning to kill or destroy
Endo/metr/iosis
is a condition in which tissue that looks and acts like endometrial tissue is found in places other than the lining of the uterus.
hysterospasm
is a spasm of the uterus
-ptosis
is a suffix meaning condition of prolapse or displacement
cervic/o/plasty
is a surgical procedure to repair the cervix
colp/o/spasm
is a vaginal spasm
vas/o/motor
is an adjective that refers to nerves that control the tone of the blood vessels walls.
hyster/o/tomy
is an incision into the uterus
hyster/o/gram
is an x-ray (picture) of the uterus
vas/o
is another combining form for blood vessel
balan/itis
is inflammation of the glans penis
scrot/al
is the adjective for scrotum
balan/o
is the combining form for glans penis
endo/metr/ium
is the lining of the uterus
prostat/o
is used for words relating to the prostate gland
pen/o
is used to build words about the penis
keton/uria
ketones in the urine
nephrolith
kidney stone
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
metr/itis
means an inflammation of the uterine musculature
Encephal/o/rrhagia
means brain hemorrhage
o/o
means egg or ovum
hyster/o/salping/o-/oophor/ectomy
means excision of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries
Spermat/o/genesis
means formation of spermatozoa or formation of sperm or formation of male germ cells
Metr/o/paralysis or metr/o/plegia
means paralysis of the uterus or uterine musculature
urethr/o/rect/al
means pertaining to the urethra and rectum
urethr/o/vagin/al
means pertaining to the urethra and vagina
Hyster/o/ptosis
means prolapse of the uterus
gastr/o/rrhagia
means stomach hemorrhage
gynec/o and gyn/e
means woman
mening/o
meninges
rhin/o/lith
nasal stones
ect/o
out from Greek, ektos
polyneuralgia
pain in many nerves
vas/al
pertaining to a vessel
seminal
pertaining to semen
renal
pertaining to the kidney
renointestinal
pertaining to the kidney and intestine
renogastric
pertaining to the kidney and stomach
cervical
pertaining to the neck and cervix
penile
pertaining to the penis
penoscrotal
pertaining to the penis and scrotum
testicular
pertaining to the testes
urogenital
pertaining to the urinary tract and genitals
uterine
pertaining to the uterus
hyster/o
pertaining to the uterus as an organ
ur/o/genital or genit/o/urinary
pertaining to urinary tract and genitals
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
urologist
physician specialist in disorders of the urinary and male reproductive system
gynecologist
physician specialist in health issues related to female reproductive organs and the breasts
Ureter/o/pyel/o/plasty
plastic surgery of the ureter and renal pelvis
poly
prefix that means many or much
ureterocystostomy
procedure to form a new opening between the ureter and the urinary bladder
vasostomy
procedure to make a new opening in the vas deferens
colpoptosis
prolapse of the vagina
orchidoptosis
prolapsed condition of a testis
nephroptosis
prolapsed or displaced kidney
oophoroptosis
prolapsed ovary
prostatalgia
prostate pain
albumin/uria
protein (albumin) in the urine
cryptorchidism
refers to a hidden (undescended) testicle
cervic/o
refers to the cervix
metr/o
refers to uterine tissues
gynecoid
resembling a woman or female structures
spermatoid
resembling sperm
spermatocyst
saclike structure containing sperm
scrotum
saclike structure containing the testes
semin/o
semen
nephromalacia
softening of kidney tissue
vas/o/spasm
spasm of a vessel
urethrospasm
spasm of the muscles of the urethra
ureterolith
stone in the ureter
-ectomy
suffix for excision
vasotripsy
surgical crushing of a vessel
nephropexy
surgical fixation of a prolapsed kidney
oophoropexy
surgical fixation of a prolapsed ovary
balanoplasty
surgical repair of the glans penis
pyeloplasty
surgical repair of the renal pelvis
orchioplasty
surgical repair of the testes
colp/o/plasty or vaginoplasty
surgical repair of the vagina
neurorrhaphy
suturing of a nerve
nephrorrhaphy
suturing of kidney tissue
dermatorrhaphy
suturing of the skin
ureterorrhaphy
suturing of the ureter
urethrorrhaphy
suturing of the urethra
cystorrhaphy
suturing of the urinary bladder
colp/o/rrhaphy
suturing of the vagina
vasorrhaphy
suturing of vessel or vas deferens
-rrhaphy
suturing or stitching
orchidalgia
testicular pain (orchidodynia)
urology
the medical specialty that studies the urinary system
colposcopy
the process of using a colposcope to examine tissues of vagina and cervix
hysteroscopy
the process of using a hysteroscope
gynecology
the science of studying diseases of the female reproductive organs and the breasts
phor/o
to bear
hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
total abdominal hysterectomy
urethra
tube from bladder to urinary meatus
ureters
tubes from kidneys to bladder
seminoma
tumor containing sperm
oophoroma
tumor of an ovary
spermat/o and sperm/o (i)
two combining forms for spermatozoa or male germ cells (sperm)
anuria
unable to produce urine
salping/o
used to build words about the fallopian tubes
colp/o/dynia
vaginal pain
colpalgia
vaginal pain
uterus
womb, female reproductive system
Ptosis
word on its own meaning condition of displacement (Greek word meaning prolapse, falling, or to fall)
oophor
word root for ovary
uter
word root for uterus
renogram
x-ray of the kidney (renograph)
pyelogram
x-ray of the renal pelvis
hysterosalpingogram
x-ray of the uterus and fallopian tubes (uses contrast media)
