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What does 'uter(o)' refer to?
relationship to the uterus
What does 'uterocervical' mean?
relating to the cervix of the uterus
What is 'uteroplasty'?
plastic surgery of the uterus
Define 'uterogenic'.
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What does 'hyster(o)' refer to?
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What is a 'hysterectomy'?
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What does 'hysterocleisis' mean?
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Define 'hysteralgia'.
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What is 'hysterospasm'?
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What does 'hysterolith' refer to?
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What is 'hysteropexy'?
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Define 'hysteropathy'.
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What does 'hysteroptosis' mean?
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What do 'metr(o), metr(a)' refer to?
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What is 'metritis'?
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Define 'metrocolpocele'.
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What is 'metrorrhea'?
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What does 'metropathy' refer to?
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What is 'metrostenosis'?
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Define 'metroptosis'.
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What is 'metrorrhagia'?
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What is 'endometriosis'?
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Study Notes
Uterus-Related Medical Terminology
- Uter(o): Refers to anything related to the uterus.
- Uterocervical: Describes the relationship of the cervix to the uterus.
- Uteroplasty: A form of plastic surgery specifically targeting the uterus.
- Uterogenic: Indicates something that is formed within the uterus.
Hysterectomy and Related Terms
- Hyster(o): A term used to denote the uterus itself.
- Hysterectomy: Surgical procedure involving the excision or removal of the uterus.
- Hysterocleisis: Surgical method for closing the opening of the uterus (ostium uteri).
- Hysteralgia: Refers to pain experienced in or around the uterus.
- Hysterospasm: Describes a contraction or spasm affecting the uterus.
- Hysterolith: A term for a calculus (stone) located within the uterus.
Surgical Procedures and Conditions
- Hysteropexy: Surgical procedure that involves the fixation of the uterus to stabilize it.
- Hysteropathy: A general term for any disease affecting the uterus.
- Hysteroptosis: Describes the condition where the uterus has prolapsed or fallen from its usual position.
Uterine Diseases and Conditions
- Metr(o), metr(a): Recognized prefixes that reference the uterus.
- Metritis: Indicates inflammation occurring in the uterus.
- Metrocolpocele: Refers to a hernia involving both the uterus and the vagina.
- Metrorrhea: Abnormal discharge from the uterus.
- Metropathy: Another term used to describe any disease affecting the uterus.
- Metrostenosis: Indicates narrowing of the uterine cavity.
- Metroptosis: Another term that refers to the prolapse of the uterus.
- Metrorrhagia: Describes abnormal bleeding from the uterus.
- Endometriosis: A condition where tissue that resembles endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus in the pelvic cavity.
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