URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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olig/o
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spermat/o
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orch/o
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andr/o
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first part of the word, orchi-, means “testicle.” The second combining form, -ectomy, means “excision.” Orchiectomy literally translates to “testicle excision.” What are some words that use the combining form orchi-? orchialgia. orchiepididymitis.
Detailed explanation-2: -4) Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o = Testis, Testicle.
Detailed explanation-3: -The combining forms (CFs) orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, and test/o mean: testis (plural testes)
Detailed explanation-4: -The word orchid is derived from the Greek word (orchis) for testicle because of the shape of the root tubers in some species of the genus Orchis. These nonwoody perennial plants are generally terrestrial or epiphytic herbs (i.e., growing on other plants rather than rooted in soil).