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CLST 7
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Undergraduate 3
04/18/2012

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Term
balan-
Definition
glans penis
Term
didym-;orchid-;orchi-;orche-;orch-;test-
Definition
testis [pl. testes]; testicle
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epididym-
Definition
epididymis
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gonad-
Definition
gonad; testes or ovaries [generic term]
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osche-
Definition
scrotum
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phall-;pen-
Definition
penis
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prostat-
Definition
prostate
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pub-;pubi-
Definition
pubis; pubic bone; pubic region
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semin-
Definition
semen
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spermat-;sperm-
Definition
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
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vas-*
Definition
vas deferens;[See Mod. 8, vas-]
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cervic-*;trachel-*
Definition
cervix; the neck of the uterus;[See Mod. 2, cervic-, trachel-]
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colp-;vagin-
Definition
vagina
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episi-;vulv-
Definition
vulva
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hymen-
Definition
hymen
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hyster-;metr-;uter-
Definition
uterus
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mamm-;mast-* mast see mod 10
Definition
breast
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men-
Definition
menstruation; menstrual cycle
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o-;ov-
Definition
egg
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oophor-;ovari-
Definition
ovary
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perine-
Definition
perineum; region between anus and scrotum or anus and vulva
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salping-;tub-
Definition
Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]
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thel-
Definition
nipple
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erot-
Definition
sexual desire; sexual act
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genit-
Definition
reproduction; genitals
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toc-
Definition
childbirth
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ambly-
Definition
dull; blunt [no connecting vowel follows]
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amph-;amb-
Definition
both [connecting vowel for amph- is either i or o; connecting vowel for amb- is always i]
Term
arch-;archae-;arche-
Definition
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
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aut-
Definition
spontaneous; itself; own; self;[aut- is almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination]
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cac-;kak-
Definition
unpleasant; bad
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crypt-
Definition
hidden
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echin-
Definition
spiny [adjective]; spine [noun]
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gymn-
Definition
naked
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hem-*;sem-
Definition
half
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sem-
Definition
[connecting vowel for both roots is i], [see Mod. 8, hem-]
Term
pan-
Definition
all; entire; whole
Term
hol-
Definition
[no connecting vowel follows pan-]
Term
-atresia
Definition
absence (of a normal bodily opening)
Term
-blast*,[See Mod. 12, blast-]
Definition
embryonic cell
Term
-cide
Definition
act of killing/destroying; agent used to kill/destroy
Term
-cleisis
Definition
closure
Term
-cyesis
Definition
pregnancy
Term
-genesis
Definition
formation; development; growth
Term
-genic
Definition
producing; forming; produced by
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-gravida; -gravida indicates the number of pregnancies experienced; the connecting vowel preceding, -gravida is always i]
Definition
woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time). [the root which immediately precedes
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-para
Definition
woman who has given birth (n times); [see note above for -gravida, which also applies to -para; the connecting vowel preceding -para is always i]
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-pexy;-pexis
Definition
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
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-strophe
Definition
turning; twisting
Term
-poiesis
Definition
production; formation; development; act of shaping
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-poietic
Definition
pertaining to formation or development
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