Uterus (word root uter) comes from a Latin word meaning womb. The adjectival form is uterine. The tubes that attach to the uterus leading to the ovaries are the ________/______________ (fallopian)...

Uterus (word root uter) comes from a Latin word meaning womb. The adjectival form is uterine. The tubes that attach to the uterus leading to the ovaries are the ________/______________ (fallopian) tubes.

There are exceptions to the rule, but in general hyster/o means the uterus as an ____________. metr/o refers to the uterine _____________.

Metr/itis means an inflammation of the uterine musculature. Metr/o/paralysis and metr/o/plegia mean paralysis of the * _______________________.