Reproduction
Combining form for primary female reproductive organ
oophor/o
Galact/o, lact/o are the combining forms for
milk
Produces sperm cells
seminiferous tubules
Fertilization should occur here
fallopian tube
Hormone produced in the brain, promotes ovulation
LH
Hormone produced by the placenta and is picked up on a pregnancy test.
hCG
Primary male reproductive organs
testes
Means without a menstrual cycle
amenorrhea
Removal of part of the ductus deferens
vasectomy
Singular form of male gonads
testis
Muscular layer of the uterus
myometrium
What is removed in a bilateral oophorectomy?
ovaries
A condition in which the lining of the uterus is found in other places on the body.
endometriosis
The term for when an ovum mature and ruptures from the ovary.
ovulation
Lack of semen
aspermia
Finger-like structures at the end of the fallopian tubes
fimbriae
Combining form for testes
orchid/o
First menstrual cycle
menarche
Hidden testes
cryptorchism
Suffix for pregnant
-gravida
Congenital abnormality where the urethra opens under the penis
hypospadia
Removal of both testes
bilateral orchiectomy
-cyesis means
pregancy
Cut in an episiotomy
vulva
Female, woman
gynec/o
uterus, womb
hyster/o
Metr/o, metri/o
uterus
Released by the pituitary gland to stimulate the development of the ovum
FSH
Bearing, bringing forth
-parous
Fallopian tube suffix
-salpinx
Greek for seed
gon/o
Scanty sperm
oligospermia