Question

All of the following except _______ refer to the female womb.

a. pelvic/o
b. metr/o
c. hyster/o
d. uter/o

Answer 1

The answer is a. pelvic/o.

Womb, uterus, metra, hystera are synonims. Uter/o is Latin word for the womb. Metr/o is Greek word meaning the womb. The word is from Greek metr which means mother. Also, word hyster/o has Greek origin and refers to the womb.

Pelvic/o refers to the bone structure inside of which the womb can be found.