uter/o
uterus
From Latin uterus, womb, belly
Meaning
What does uter/o mean?
uter/o is a root meaning uterus. It comes from Latin uterus, womb, belly.
Inside words it is spelled uter.
Latin twin of hyster/o and metr/o; it mostly forms describing words, like uterovaginal and the everyday uterine.
In real words
Medical words with uter/o
relating to the uterus and vagina, as in uterovaginal prolapse
relating to the uterus and bladder, as in the uterovesical pouch, the space between them
a surgical cut into the uterus, as made to deliver a baby by cesarean section; also called hysterotomy
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Parts easily confused with uter/o
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Female reproduction
uter/o is one of 13 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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