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162 Cards in this Set
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andr/ o |
male |
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androgynous |
pertaining to male and female |
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balan/ o |
glans penis |
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balanitis |
inflammation of the glans penis |
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crypt/ o |
hidden |
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cryptochidism |
condition of hidden testis |
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epididym/ o |
epididymis |
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epididymitis |
inflammation of the epididymis |
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orch/ o |
testis |
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orchiopathy |
disease of a teestis |
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orchi/ o |
testis |
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orchiectomy |
surgical removal of a testis |
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orchid/ o |
testis |
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orchidopexy |
surgical fixation of a testis |
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test/ o |
testis |
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testomegaly |
enlargement |
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testicul/ o |
testis |
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testomegaly |
enlargement of a testis |
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testicul/ o |
testis |
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testicular |
pertaining to the testes |
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phall/ i |
penis |
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phalloid |
resembling penis |
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prostat/ o |
prostate |
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prostat/ o |
prostate |
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prostatoplasty |
surgical repair of the prostate |
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semin/ o |
sperm |
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seminuria |
semen in the urine |
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sperm/o |
sperm |
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aspermia |
condition of no sperm |
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spermat/ o |
sperm |
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spermatogenesis |
production of sperm |
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vas/ o |
vessel |
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vasotomy |
cutting into or incision of a vessel |
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amni/ o |
amnion (amnio sac), amniotic fluid |
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amniocentesis |
surgical puncture of the amnion |
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cervic/ o |
cervix |
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cervical |
petrtaining to the cervix |
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colp/ o |
vagina |
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colposcopy |
visual examination of the vagina |
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vagin/ o |
vagina |
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vaginopexy |
surgical fixation of the vagina |
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embry/o |
embryo |
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embryonic |
pertaining to the embryo |
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episi/ o |
vulva |
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vulv/ o |
vulva |
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vulvodynia |
pain of the vulva |
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fet/ o |
fetus |
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fetotoxic |
poision to a fetus |
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glact/ o |
milk |
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lact/ o |
milk |
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galactorrhea |
flow or discharge of milk |
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lactotherapy |
milk therapy |
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gonad/ o |
gonads |
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gonadectomy |
surgical removal of a gonad |
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gynec/ o |
women, female |
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gynecology |
study of female (disorders) |
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hyter/ o |
uterus |
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hysterectomy |
cutting into or inscision of the uterus |
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metr/ o |
uterus |
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metrocarcinoma |
cancerous tumor of the uterus |
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uter/ o |
uterus |
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uterocervical |
pertaining to the uterus and cervix |
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lapr/ o |
abdomen, abdominal wall |
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laparoscopy |
visual examination of the abdomen |
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mamm/ o |
brest |
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mammoplasty |
surgical repair of a breast |
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mast/ o |
breast |
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mastectomy |
surggical removal of a breast |
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men/ o |
menses |
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dymenorrhea |
bad, painful, or difficult menstrual flow |
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nat/ o |
birth |
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natal |
pertaining to birth |
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oophor/ o |
ovary |
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oophorectomy |
surgical removal of an ovary |
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ovari/ o |
ovary |
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ovarioptosis |
prolapse of an ovary |
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ov/ o |
ovum |
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ovogenesis |
creation of an ovum |
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perine/ o |
perineum |
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perinoplasty |
surgical repair of the perineum |
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placent/ o |
placenta |
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placental |
pertaining to the placenta |
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salphing/ o |
tube (fallopian or eustachian) |
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salpingitis |
inflammation of a fallopian tube |
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son/ o |
sound |
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sonorous |
full and loud in sound |
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vagin/ a |
vagina |
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vaginapexy |
surgical fixation of a vagina |
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AB |
abortion |
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BSE |
brest self examination |
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C-Section |
cesarean section |
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D&C |
dialation and currettage |
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EDC |
estimated date of confirmation (due date) |
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ERT, HRT |
estrogen replacement therapy hormone replacement therapy |
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FHR |
fetal heart rate |
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GYN |
gynecology |
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IUD |
intrauterine device |
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IVF |
in vetro fertilization |
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L&D |
labor and delivery |
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LMP |
last mentrual period |
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OB-GYN |
obstretrics and gynecology |
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OC |
oral contraceptive |
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Pap |
papanicolaou smear |
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PiD |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
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PMS |
premenstrual syndrome |
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TAH |
total abdominal hysterectomy |
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TAH-BSO |
total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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TSS |
toxic shock syndrome |
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BPH |
benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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CiRC,circum |
circumcision |
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DRE |
digital rectal exam |
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ED |
erectile dysfunction |
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PSA |
prostate-specific antigen |
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TSE |
testicular self-examination |
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TURP |
transurethral resection of the prostate |
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GC |
gonohhrea |
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GU |
genitourinary |
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HPV |
human papilloma virus |
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STD, STI |
sexually transmitted disease sexually transmitted infection |
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Trich |
Trichomoniasis |
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VD |
veneral disease; sexually transmitted disease |
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amenorrhea |
absence of menses in a woman between the ages of 16 and 40 |
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Bartholin gland cyst |
blockage of one or both of the barthhhholin glands, causing inflammation and tenderness |
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candidiasis |
vaginal fungal infection caused by Candida albicans |
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dysmenorrhea |
pain in the lower abdominopelvic area and other discomffort associated with menses |
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ectopic pregnancy |
implantation of a fertilized ovum outside of the terus, often in the fallopian tube, aka tubal pregnancy |
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endometriosis |
groth of endometrial tissue in abdominal sites in the lower abdominiopelvic area |
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fibrocystic breast disease |
presence of mutiple lumps in the brease, consisting of fibrous tumors or fluid filled cysts |
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infertility |
inability to achieve pregnancy after trying to concieve for a period of 1 year or more |
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ovarian cyst |
sac or fluid or seismoid mass that grown within the ovary |
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pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
any acute or chronic infection of the female reproductive system |
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premenstrual syndrome |
range of symptoms ocurring 7 to 14 days before menstration, including fluid retention, bloat, temporarry weight gain.... |
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Toxic Shock syndrome |
rare disorder caused by bacterial exotoxins; commonly in women who use tampons |
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uterine prolapse |
downward protrusion of the uterus into the vaginal opening |
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aborrtion |
spontaneous loss of pregnancy aka miscarriage |
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abruptio placentae |
sudden premature detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall |
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eclampsia |
complication of pregnancy, symptoms including hypertension, seizures, and possible coma could lead to death |
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ectopic pregnancy |
implantation of a oovum somewhere other than in the uterus |
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gestational diabetes |
development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a pregnant woman who other wise does not have diabetes |
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placenta previa |
implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment, which may cause maternal hemorrage during labor |
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balanoposthitis |
inflammation of the glans penis also called balanitis |
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benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) |
noncancerous enlargement of the rostate gland, common in elderly men |
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cyptorchidism |
`failure of on or both testes to desend into the scrotum |
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epididyitis |
acute or chronic inflammation or infection of the epididymis |
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erectile dysfunction (ED) |
general term that describes a number of disorders, man is unable to attain an erection |
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impotence |
inability of a male to achieve an erection |
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orchitis |
acute or chronic condition or inflammation of on or both testicles usually caused by infection |
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prostatitis |
acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland |
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testicular tension |
condition in which the testes become twisted and the spermatic cord, blood vessels, nerves, and vasdeferens become strangled |
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varicocele |
enlargement and dialation or herniation of the veins of the cord that drainsthetestis |
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chlamydia |
most common STI, bacterial infection caused by Chlamydia |
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gonhorrhea |
STI caused by neisseris gonorrhoeae ersulting in inflammation of the mucus membranes |
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herpes genitalia |
STI caused br herpes simplex virus type 2 |
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human papilloma virus |
STI caused by papilloma virus, painless cauliflower like warts; caused by cervical cancer |
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sterility |
inability to produce offspring |
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syphilis |
multistage STI, eventually fatal unless treated, could result in dementia |
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trichomoniasis |
STI infestation with Trechomonas vaginalis parasites resulting in vaginitis, urethretisis, cystitis |
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Needle biopsy |
aspiration of tissue or fluid through a large-gauge needle for analysis |
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papanicolaou smear |
removal of tissue cells from the cervix for analysis |
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cryosurgery |
destruction of abnormal tissue by freezing |
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Tubal ligation |
sterilazation procedure in which fallopian tubes are cut and ligated |
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uterine ablation |
procedure that destroys the entire surface of the endometrium ang myometrium |