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sperma
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Gr. seed, what is sown
male cell |
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semen
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L. seed, what is sown
ejaculate |
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one seed system
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aristotle
female provides matter male provides spark of life |
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two seed system
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galen
both create seed and emotion cause...? |
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sperm/o
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sperm (seed)
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oligospermia
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few sperm
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dyspermia
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difficulty/ painful ejaculation
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dyszoospermia
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sperm cell = spermatazoa
malformed spermatazoa zoo = animal |
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spermat/o
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sperm (seed)
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spermatocele
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big pouch ~ epididymis
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varicocele
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sweeling of vein
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hydrocele
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tunica...swollen
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gonad/o
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genitals
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gonadectomy
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removal of ovaries or testes
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amphigonadism
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having both gonads
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myth: hermaphrodite
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fountain that softens limbs: male->female
Salmation = goddess of that fountain Hermaphrodite goes to fountain and rejects Salmation Salmations wishes them to never be apart therefore, Hermaphrodite gets both sex organs |
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gon/o
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semen
genitals |
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gonorrhea
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flow of semen
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gonangiectomy
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removal of semen carrying vessel
vasectomy |
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semin/o
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semen
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insemination
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process of putting semen into a women
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seminal
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vesicle - little sac
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balan/o
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glans penis
acorn - looks like tip of penis |
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balanitis
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inflammation of glans penis
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phimosis
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penis slipping off foreskin
foreskin cannot fully retract over glans penis |
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herm
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statue that is a boundary marker with an erect penis
to turn away evil sign of strength |
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decircumcision
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pulling skin over and tying
for the sake of what's normal |
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epididym/o
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epididymis - sits on testis
didymis = twin |
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epididymodeforential
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pertaining to epididymis and vas differential
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gastrodidymis
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conjoined twins at stomach
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craniodidymis
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two heads
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craniopagus
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conjoined twins
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-pagus
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fix
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rachiopagus
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joined at spine
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rachio-
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spine
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ischiopagus
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joined at hip
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amorphon
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short limbs
"lack of formation" looked normal |
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prodigium teras
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good or bad
ex: conjoined twins = bad therefore got rid of |
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terat/o
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NB
monster teratoma - can grow limbs or hair, etc; tumor or swelling...? |
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orch/o
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testis
testicle |
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anorchism
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without testis
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cryptorchism
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hidden testis
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orchids
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roots look like testis
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orchi/o
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testis
testicle |
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orchiopexy
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surgical fixation for nondesended testis
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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orchid/o
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testis
testicles |
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orchidectomy
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removal of testis or testicles
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prostat/o
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prostate
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prostatodymia
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asdf
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vesicoprostatic
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asdf
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impotence
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without power or ability
erectile dysfunction |
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Hippocrates, Airs Waters and Places
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asdf
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Cynthians
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men dressed as women who ride horses
riding horses bruised penis area to cause erectile dysfunction |
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phyapus...?
priapism |
elongated erection
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ithyphallic
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straight penis
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ithyphallalgia
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pain because of erection
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phalloncus
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tumor of penis
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phallocampsis
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bent in erect penis
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-campsis
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bent
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-oncus
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tumor
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peyronie's disease
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pulling of muscle penis causes bending of penis
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hyster/o
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uterus
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hysterectomy
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removal of cervix and body of uterus
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hysteria
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disease of womb
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hysteria and the wandering womb
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-believed uterus could move
-moved up really fast effecting intestines, heart, and voice |
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metr/o
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uterus
mater = mother, has womb |
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endometrium
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tissue or structure within...?
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metrosalpingitis
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inflam of fallopian tubes and uterus
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parts of uterus
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perimetrium
myometrium endometrium |
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fallopian tubes and ovaries
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adnexa
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adnexa
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L. connected to
ex: fallopian tubes and ovaries |
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uter/o
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uterus
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in utero
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in uterus
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in vitro
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in glass
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in vivo
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in living
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uterotractor
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instrument to pull
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tractor
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pull/ dragging
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-trium
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tissue/ structure
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salping/o
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uterine tube
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salpingocyesis
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pregnancy in uterine tube
ectopic pregnancy |
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ectopic pregnancy
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salpingocyesis
pregnancy in uterine tube occurs at different places |
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vagin/o
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vagina
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vaginomycosis
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fungi in vagina
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atrophic vaginitis
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inflam of vagina due to malnouishment causing thinning of tissue
occurs after menopause |
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candidiasis
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NB
yeast infection |
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candid
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untouched, pure, white
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L. Vagina
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sheath/ scabbard
male = sword female = sheath |
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colp/o
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vagina
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colpoptosis
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prolapsed, downward displacement of vagina
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-ptosis
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prolapsed, downward displacement
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colpocleisis
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surgical closure of vagina
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-cleisis
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surgical closure of vagina
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Gr. kolpos
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any hollow
deep fold in a garment- make pocket |
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similar suffixes
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-clysis
-clasis -cleisis -clyesis |
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-clysis
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washing
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-clasis
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breaking
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-cleisis
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closure
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cyesis
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pregnancy
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vulv/o
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vulva
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vulvar pruitis
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itch of vulva
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pruitis
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itch
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vulva
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=labia major and minor, hymen, and clutoris
-to roll L. wrap for external garment |
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vulvocrural
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pertaining to thigh
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-crural
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leg/ thigh
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Hymen and Hymenaeus
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Hymen - Greek god of marriage
-holds a torch -assoc with wedding and dances -if break hymen, not a virgin at wedding night |
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episi/o
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vulva
-groin |
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episiotomy
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incision into vulva
for when giving brith to big baby |
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gynec/o
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women
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gynecophonus
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voice that sounds like a woman
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-phonus
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sound
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gynecogenic
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creation of female
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gynecology
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study of female
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The Formation of the First Woman
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Pandora
Hesoid's Works & Days Pandora - brings all bad things to earth; set up to be a curse Promethus - told Epimethus Zeus is out to get Promethus and Epi should not accept gift from Zeus Epimethus = after thought; accepts gift from Zeus Zeus creates Pandora Pandora opens and bad released 'Hope' hanging = expectations? |
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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obstetrics
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for pregnancy, children
puerperium |
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puerperium
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pertaining to time around child
usually 42 days after birth |
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puer-
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child
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-perium
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pertaining to time around
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Women & Ancient Midwifery
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Soranus (2nd AD)
gynecology L. Obstetrix - how to choose a midwife -thin fingers, strong -intelligent ...? |
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lact/o
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milk
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lactogen
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produces milk
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lactigerous
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conveying of milk
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-gerous
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convey, bearing
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mamm/o
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breast
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mammoplasty
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surgical fixation of the breast
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mammotrophic
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enlarging the breast
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mast/o
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breast
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mastectomy
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removal of breast
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suffixes: -mastia and -mazia
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breast
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hypermastia/ macromastia
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enlarged breast
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hypomastia/ micromastia
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small breast
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polymastia/ polymazia
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many breasts
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gynecomastia
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condition of breasts associated with women
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Amazia & Amazons
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without breast
amazons: equals/ superior to men; captured men and kept female child only |
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men/o
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menstruation
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amenorrhea
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lack of monthly flow
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menopause
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cessation of menstruation
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menostasis
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partial loss of menstruation
will resume |
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menostaxis
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constant blood flow outside normal
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-staxis
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dripping
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menoplania
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occuring somewhere else
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-plania
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wandering
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menarche
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1st menstruation
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-arche
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beginning
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polymenorrhea
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too frequent menstruation
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menorrhagia
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excessive flow of menstruation
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oophor/o
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ovary
egg conveyor of eggs |
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-phor
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convey
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oophoritis
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inflam of ovary
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oophoroma
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tumor of ovary
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ovari/o
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ovary
thing of the egg |
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ovariocentesis
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surgical puncture of ovaries
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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ovar/i
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ovary
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ovariprival
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removal of ovary
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ov/i
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egg
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oviferous
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bears eggs
ex: fallopian tubes |
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ov/o
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egg
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oviparous
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to give birth
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-par
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pregnancy
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testis or testicle
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orch/o
orchi/o orchid/o test/o |
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perine/o
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perineum
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sperm (seed)
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sperm/o
spermat/o |
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scrotum
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bag; skin-covered pouch in the groain divided into 2 sacs, ea containing a testis and epididymis
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testis (testicle)
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one of the two male repord glands, located at scrotum, produces sperm and testosterone
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sperm
spermatozoon |
male gamete or sex cell
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epididymis
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coiled duct on top and at side of the testis that stores sperm before emission
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glans penis
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bulging structure at distal end of penis
glans = acorn |
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prepuce
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foreskin
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vas deferens
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duct that carries sperm from epididymis to ejaculatory duct
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