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amni/o
amnion
ex. amniotomy (incision into amnion)
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cervic/o
neck, cervix
ex. cervicectomy (removal of cervix)
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chori/o
chorion
ex. chorionic (pertaining to the chorion)
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colp/o
vagina
ex. colposcope (instrument to view inside vagina)
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culd/o
cul-de-sac
ex. culdoscopy (examination of the pelvic cavity)
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embry/o
embryo
ex. embryonic (pertaining to the embryo)
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episi/o
vulva
ex. episiorrhaphy (suture of the fetus)
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fet/o
fetus
ex. fetal (pertaining to the fetus)
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gynec/o
woman, female
ex. gynecologist (specialist in female reproductive system)
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hymen/o
hymen
ex. hymenectomy (removal of the hymen)
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hyster/o
uterus
ex. hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus)
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lact/o
milk
ex. lactorrhea (milk discharge)
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mamm/o
breast
ex. mammogram (record of the breast)
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mast/o
breast
ex. mastitis (inflammation of the breast)
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men/o
menses, menstruation
ex. dysmenorrhea (painful menstrual flow)
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metr/o
uterus
ex. perimetritis (inflammation around the uterus)
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nat/o
birth
ex. neonate (newborn)
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oophor/o
ovary
ex. oophorectomy (removal of the ovary)
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ovari/o
ovary
ex. ovarian (pertaining to the ovary)
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perine/o
perineum
ex. perineal (pertaining to the perineum)
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salping/o
fallopian tubes, uterine tubes
ex. salpingocyesis (tubal pregnancy)
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uter/o
uterus
ex. uterine (pertaining to the uterus)
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vagin/o
vagina
ex. vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina)
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-cyesis
state of pregnancy
ex. pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)
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-gravida
pregnancy
ex. nulligravida (no pregnancies)
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-para
to bear (offspring)
ex. multipara (multiple births)
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-partum
childbirth
ex. antepartum (before birth)
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-salpinx
fallopian tube
ex. hematosalpinx (blood in fallopian tube)
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-tocia
labor, childbirth
ex. dystocia (difficult labor and childbirth)
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