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Urology
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Study of the urinary tract
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ur/o
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combining form for urine
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urologist
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physician specialist
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urogenital
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pertaining to urinary tract & genitals
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genitourinary
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pertaining to urinary tract
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uropathy
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any disease of the urinary tract
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poly
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prefix; many or much
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uria
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suffix; condition of the urine
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polyuria
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too much (frequent) urination
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nocturia
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excessive urination at night
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anuria
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supressed (lack of) urination
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oliguria
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abnormally low amounts of urine
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hematuria
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blood in the urine
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albuminuria
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protein (albumin) in the urine
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glycosuria
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sugar in the urine
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ketonuria
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ketones in the urine
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noturnalenuresis
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bed wetting
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bacteruria
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bacteria in the urine
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dysuria
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diffcult or painful urination
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polyneuropathy
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disease of many nerves
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polyneuritis
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inflammation of many nerves
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polyarthritis
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inflammation of many joints
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polyneuralgia
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pain in many nerves
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polyotia
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having more than 2 ears
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polycsytic
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having to many cysts
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polyphagia
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eating too much
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polyphobia
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having too many phobias
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ren
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root word for kidney
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ren/o
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cobining form for kidney
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renal
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pertaining to kidney
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renopathy
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kidney disease
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renogram
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xray of the kidney
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renointestinal
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pertaining to kidney & intestine
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renogastric
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pertaining to kidney & stomach
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nephro
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kidney
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nephritis
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infammation of the kidney
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ptosis
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suffix; condition of prolapse or displacement
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nephroptosis
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kidney displacement
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nephropexy
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fixation of prolapsed kidney
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pexy
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fixation
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nephroplasty
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kidney surgery
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nephrolith
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stone in the kidney
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nephromalacia
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softening of kidney tissue
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nephromegaly
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enlargment of the kidney
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nephrolysis
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destruction of kidney tissue
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cholelith
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gallstone
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cholelithiasis
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infestation of gallstones
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rhinolith
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nasal stones
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pyelo
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renal pelvis
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyeloplasty
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surgical repair of the renal pelvis
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pyelonephrosis
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condition of the renal pelvis and kidney
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pyelonephroitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis & kidney
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pyelogram
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xray of the renal pelvis
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ureterolith
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stone or calculus in ureter
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ureterocele
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herniation of the ureter
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ureteropathy
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any disease of the ureter
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ureteropyeloplasty
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plastic surgery of the ureter & renal pelvis
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ureteropyelitis
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infammation of the ureter & renal pelvis
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ureterocystostomy
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new incision between ureter & bladder
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ureteropyosis
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condition of the ureter involving pus
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rrhaphy
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suffix; suturing or stitching
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ureterorrhaphy
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means stitching of the ureter
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rrhea
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runny, flow, or discharge
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rrhagia
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hemorrhage, abnormal, bleeding
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dermatorrhaphy
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suturing of the skin
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nephrorrhaphy
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suturing of the kidney
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cystorrhapy
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suturing of the bladder
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neurorrhaphy
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suturing of a nerve
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colporrhaphy
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suturing of the vagina
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urethro
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urethra; tube from urinary bladder to outside
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utero
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uterus; womb
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urethrorrhaphy
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suturing of the urethra
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urethrotomy
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incision into the urethra
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urethrospasm
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spasm of the urethra
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urethrorectal
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pertaining to urethra & rectum
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urethrovaginal
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pertaining to urethra & vagina
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urethrocystitis
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inflammation of the urethra & bladder
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gastrorrhagia
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stomach hemorrhage
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encephalorrhagia
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hemorrhage of the brain
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urethrorrhagia
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hemorrhage of the urethra
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menorrhagia
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excessive menstrual bleeding
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cystorrhagia
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hemorrhage of the bladder
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ureterorrhagia
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hemorrhagia of the ureter
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spermato
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combining form for spermatozoa or male germ cells
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spermo(I)
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combinging form for spermatozoa or male germ cells
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spermatogenesis
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formation of sperm or male germ cells
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spermolysis
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destruction of spermatozoa
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spermatoblast
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immature sperm cell
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spermatocyst
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bladder or sac containing sperm
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spermatoid
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resembling sperm
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spermatopathy
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disease of the sperm
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spermatocele
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herniated saclike structure containing sperm
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cide
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kill or destroy
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spermicide
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agent used to kill sperm
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orchido, orchio, orcho
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combing forms for testicle
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orchidectomy, orchiectomy, orchectomy
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excision of the testicle
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orchidalgia, orchidodynia
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pain in the testicle
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testicular
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adjectival form of testicle
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testis
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singular noun (testicles)
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testes
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plural noun
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testicle
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singular noun
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testicles
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plural noun
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cryptorchidism
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fail to descend into scrotum
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orchidoplasty, orchioplex
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surgical repair of testicles
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orchidocele
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herniation of a testicle
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orchidotomy
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incision into a testicle
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crypt
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hidden
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prostato
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prostate gland
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prostatic
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adjectival form
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prostatisis
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inflammation of the prostate gland
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semino
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semen
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seminal
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combination of sperm & fluids (adjectival)
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seminoma
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seminal tissue tumor
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prostatorrhea
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abnormal flow or discharge from prostate gland
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prostatalgia
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prostatic pain
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prostatectomy
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excision of the prostate
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balano
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combing form; glans of penis
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balanitis
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inflammation of the glans penis
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balanorrhea
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flow or discharge of glans penis
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peno
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combining form; penis
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penile
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adjectival form
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penitis
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inflammation of the penis
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scrotal
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adjectival form of scrotum
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scrotum
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saclike structure that contains testes
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penoscrotal
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pertaining to penis & scrotum
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o/o
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egg or ovum
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ooblast
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embryonic egg cell
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oogeneisis
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formation & overdevelopment of an ovum
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oophoro
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combing form; ovary
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ova
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plural form
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oophorectomy
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exicision of the ovary
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oophoritis
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inflammation of the ovary
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oophoroma
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tumor of an ovary
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oophoropexy
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fixation of displaced ovary
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salpingo
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fallopian tubes
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salpingoscope
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instrument used to examine fallopian tube
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salpingostomy
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surgical opening made in a fallopian tube
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salpingitis
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inflammation of the fallopian tube
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salpingectomy
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excision of a fallopian
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salpingo-oophoritis
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inflammation of the fallopian tube & ovary
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salpingo-oophorocele
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hernia that encloses the fallopian tube & ovary
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colpo
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vagina
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colpitis
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inflammation of the vagina
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colpodynia
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vaginal pain
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colpopathy or vaginopathy
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disease of the vagina
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colpospasm
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vaginal spasm
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colpectomy or vaginectomy
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excision of a part of the vagina
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colpopexy
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fixation of the vagina
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colpoplasty or vaginoplasty
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surgical repair of the vagina
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colposcope
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instrument used to examine the vagina
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colpotomy
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incision into the vaginal wall
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hystero
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combing form; uterus as an organ
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hysterectomy
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excision of the uterus
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hysterotomy
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incision into the uterus
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hysterospasm
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spasm of the uterus
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hysterogram
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xray of the uteras
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hysterosalpingogram
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xray of uterus & fallopian tube
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hysteropathy
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disease of the uterus
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hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
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excision of uterus, fallopian tube, ovary
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metro
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combing form; womb (refers to uterus tissue)
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endometrium
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inner layer of tissue of the uterus
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hysteroscope
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instrument used to examine uterus
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hysteroscopy
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examining uterus
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uterine (adectival) tubes
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fallopian
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metritis
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inflammation of the uterine masculature
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metroparalysis or metroplagia
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paralysis of the uterus or uterine musculature
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metrorrhea
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flow or discharge from the uterine tissues
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metropathy
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uterine disease
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metrocele
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herniation of the uterus
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endometritis
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inflammation of the uterine linning
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metropathy
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disease of the uterine tissue
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endometriosis
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tissue that looks & acts like endometrial tissue is found in places other than the lining of the uterus
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hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
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excision of the uterus, fallopian tubes, & ovaries
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hysteroptosis
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prolapse of the uterus
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colpoptosis
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prolapse of the vagina
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hystercele
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uterine hernia
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hysteroplexy
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surgical fixation of the uterus
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cervico
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combing form; cervix
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cervicoplasty
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surgical repair of the cervic
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cervicitis
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inflammation of the cervix
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cervical
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pertaining to the cervix
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gyneco & gyne
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woman
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gynecology
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diseases of women
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gynecologic
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adjectival form
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gynecologist
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physician
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gynecoid
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resembling woman
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gynecopathy
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disease peculiar to women
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gynephobia
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fear of women
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vaso
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combing form; blood vessel
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vasodilation
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enlarging the diameter of a vessel
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vasoconstriction
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decreasing the size of the diameter of a vessel
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vasomotor
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control the tone of the blood vessel walls
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vasal
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pertaining to a vessel
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vasospasm
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spasm of a vessel
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vasotripsy
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crushing of a vessel (with forceps to stop hemorrhage)
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vasotomy
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incision into the vas deferens
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vasorrhapy
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suturing of the vas deferens
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vasostomy
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new opening into the vas deferens
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vasectomy
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removal of a segement of the vas deferens
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ureter
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tube from each kidney to the bladder
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