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19. Female and male genital systems

Walks through medical terms for disorders of the male and female reproductive systems, built from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes. It opens with pictures of roots and suffixes, then goes body part by body part: nipple, breast, uterus, ovary, vagina and oviduct for females, then testicle, prostate and penis for males. Each term is broken into its components and given a Latin equivalent.

Inside: 3 sections · 2 labelled pictures · 20 flashcards · 3 min

Topic 19 of 23 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Latin (Dental Medicine, Year 1). The free AceMed note covers it in 3 sections, about 379 words (3 min of reading), with 20 flashcards.

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  1. Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding The Disorders of Male and Female Reproductive Systems
  2. Roots and Suffixes
  3. Disorders by Relevant Body Part

Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding The Disorders of Male and Female Reproductive Systems

Overview

This lesson will help you understand medical terms related to disorders of male and female reproductive systems. You'll learn the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes that form these terms, making it easier to decipher medical vocabulary.

Roots and Suffixes

Roots

Suffixes

Disorders by Relevant Body Part

Female

Nipple

  • Thelitis: Inflammation of the nipple.
  • Components: thel(o)- (nipple) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Latin Equivalent: inflammation of the thele.

Breast

  • Mastectomy: Removal of the breast.
  • Components: mast- (breast) + -ectomy (surgical removal)
  • Latin Equivalent: mammectomia.
  • Hypermastia: An extra mammary gland.
  • Components: hyper- (more than normal) + mast- (breast) + -ia (condition)
  • Latin Equivalent: polymastia.
  • Gigantomastia: Excessive size of the breasts.
  • Components: gigant- (large) + mast- (breast) + -ia (condition)
  • Latin Equivalent: macromastia.
  • Gynecomastia: Development of breast tissue in males.
  • Components: gynec- (woman) + mast- (breast) + -ia (condition)
  • Latin Equivalent: gynaecomastia.

Uterus

  • Hysterectomy: Removal of the uterus.
  • Components: hyster- (uterus) + -ectomy (surgical removal)
  • Latin Equivalent: hysterectomia.
  • Hysteroptosis: Prolapse of the uterus.
  • Components: hyster- (uterus) + -ptosis (prolapse)
  • Latin Equivalent: metroptosis.
  • Metrorrhagia: Uterine bleeding.
  • Components: metr- (uterus) + -rrhagia (bleeding)
  • Latin Equivalent: metrorrhagia.
  • Endometritis: Inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus.
  • Components: endo- (inside) + metr- (uterus) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Latin Equivalent: endometritis.
  • Pyometra: Pus in the uterus.
  • Components: pyo- (pus) + metr- (uterus) + -a (condition)
  • Latin Equivalent: pyometra.

Ovary

  • Oophorectomy: Removal of an ovary.
  • Components: oophor- (ovary) + -ectomy (surgical removal)
  • Latin Equivalent: oophorectomia.
  • Oophorosalpingitis: Inflammation of the ovary and oviduct.
  • Components: oophor- (ovary) + salping- (oviduct) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Latin Equivalent: salpingooophoritis.

Vagina

  • Endocolpitis: Inflammation of the inner lining of the vagina.
  • Components: endo- (inside) + colp- (vagina) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Latin Equivalent: endocolpitis.
  • Colporrhaphy: Surgical repair of the vagina.
  • Components: colp- (vagina) + -rrhaphy (suturing)
  • Latin Equivalent: colporraphia.

Oviduct

  • Salpingectomy: Removal of the oviduct.
  • Components: salping- (oviduct) + -ectomy (surgical removal)
  • Latin Equivalent: salpingectomia.
  • Pyosalpinx: Pus in the oviduct.
  • Components: pyo- (pus) + salpinx (oviduct)
  • Latin Equivalent: pyosalpinx.

Male

Testicle

  • Orchidectomy: Removal of a testicle.
  • Components: orchi(d)- (testicle) + -ectomy (surgical removal)
  • Latin Equivalent: orchidectomia.
  • Cryptorchism: Retention of a testicle.
  • Components: crypt- (hidden) + orchi(d)- (testicle) + -ism (condition)
  • Latin Equivalent: retentio testis.

Prostate

  • Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate.
  • Components: prostat- (prostate) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Latin Equivalent: prostatitis.

Penis

  • Phallitis: Inflammation of the penis.
  • Components: phall- (penis) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Latin Equivalent: phallitis.

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