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Combining Forms & Terminology Chp 9

Terms

undefined, object
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andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis

Greek, balanos, acorn
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
edpidiym/o
epididymis
gon/o
seed

Greek gone, seed
hydr/o
water, fluid
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testis, testicle (the botanical name for orchid, the flower, is derived from the greek word orchis, meaning testicle; it describes the fleshy tubers on the rootstocks of the plant.
prostat/o
prostate gland
semin/i
semen, seed
sperm/o
spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
terat/o
monster

Greek Teras, monster
test/o
testis, testicle
varic/o
varicose veins
vas/o
vessel, duct
(referring to the vas deferens)
zo/o
animal life
-genesis
formation
-one
hormone
-pexy
fixation, put in place
-stomy
new opening
-ferous
pertaining to bearing or carrying

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