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cardiovascular system
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composed of the heart and blood; circulates blood throughout the body
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carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
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arteries
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carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
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veins
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angio and vaso
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vessel
vaso= vas deferens |
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aorta
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directs oxygen rich blood from the heart to the body; largest artery in the body
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arterio
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artery
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athero
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fatty plaque
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artio
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atrium; chamber/cavity communicating with another structure
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cardio
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heart;
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innermost layer
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endocardium
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thich contractile middle layer that forms the bulk of the heart
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myocardium
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thin outermost layer of the heart
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epicardium
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electro
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electric
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phlebo and veno
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vein; superior/inferior vena cava
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thrombo
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blood clot
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ventriculo
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ventricle
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heart contraction
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systole
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heart relaxation
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diastole
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adeno
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gland
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lympho
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lymph
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lymphadeno
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lymph node
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lymphangio
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lymph vessel
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spleno
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spleen
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necro
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death
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hemo
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blood
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presbyo
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old
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lysis
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destruction
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cyte
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cell
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cusis
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hearing
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anti
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against
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brady
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low
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tachy
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rapid
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arrhythmia
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loss of heartbeat
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of arteriole wall; altered function of tissues and organs
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atherosclerosis
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fatty substances in arterial walls
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bruit
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noise; soft blowing
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deep vein thrombosis
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blood clot in deep vein of the body
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embolus
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undissolved matter in the blood or lymph
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fibrillation
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abnormal quivering/contraction of the heart fibers
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood supply to the tissue
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murmur
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abnormal sound heard in heart
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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rheumatic heart disease
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rheumatic fever that causes damage to the heart
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varicose veins
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swollen veins; usually in lower leg
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Hodgkin's Disease
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malignant lymphoma; Reed-Sternberg cells
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Mononucleosis
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actue infecton, caused by Epstein Barr Virus
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BP
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blood pressure
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CV
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cardiovascular
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ECG
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electrocardiogram
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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HSV
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herpes simplex virus
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cardio and corono
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heart and blood vessels
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echo
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sound
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ischo
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deficiency
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sphygmo
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pulse
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stetho
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chest
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oro and stomato
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oral cavity
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glosso and linguo
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tongue
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dento and odonto
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teeth
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gingiv
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gums
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esophago
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esophagus
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gastro
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stomach
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pharyngo
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pharynx
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pyloro
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pylorus
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sialo
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saliva
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cholangio
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bile vessel
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cholecysto
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gallbladder
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cholo
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bile, gall
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choledocho
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bile duct
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hepato
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liver
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pancreato
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pancreas
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ano
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anus
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appendo and appendico
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appendix
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colo and colono
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colon
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duodeno
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duodenum
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entero
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intestine
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ileo
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ileum
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jejuno
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jejunum
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procto
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anus, rectum
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sigmoido
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sigmoid colon
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aero
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air
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carcino
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cancer
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hemato
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blood
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litho
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stone, calculus
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maxillo
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jaw
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myco
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fungus
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ortho
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straight
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thermo
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heat
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toxo, toxico
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poison
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vagino
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vagina
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pertaining to
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- ia
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condition
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- ist
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specialist
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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- rrhaphy
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suture
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- tome
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instrument to cut
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- tomy
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incision, cut into
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- algia
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pain
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-emesis
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vomit
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- gram
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record
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- graphy
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process of recording
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- iasis
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abnormal condition
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- itis
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inflammation
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- lith
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stone, calculus
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- logist
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specialist in the study of
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- logy
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study of
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- megaly
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enlargement
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- oma
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tumor
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- osis
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abnormal condition
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- pepsia
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digestion
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- phagia
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swallow/ eat
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- plasty
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surgical repair
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- rrhea
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flow, discharge
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- rrhaphy
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suture
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- scope
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instrument to view
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- scopy
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visual examination
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- spasm
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involuntary contraction
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- stenosis
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stricture, narrowing
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ab
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away from
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dia
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through, complete
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dys
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bad, painful, difficult
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epi
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above, upon
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hyper
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above, excessive
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hypo
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under, below
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peri
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around
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sub
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under, below
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bolus
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food mixed with saliva
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buccal
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pertaining to the cheek
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caries
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decay
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deglutition
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act or process of swallowing
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eu
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normal
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eructation
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burping
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feces
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solid waste
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flatus
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gas expelled through the anus
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cheilo and labio
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lip
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inguino
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groin
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lingual papillae
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taste buds
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masticate
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chew
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peristalsis
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Involuntary, wavelike contractions of tubes of alimentary tract
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prandio and cibo
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meal
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pyloro
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pyloric sphincter
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vermiform
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shaped like a worm
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lack of appetite
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Anorexia
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accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
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ascites
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gurgling or rumbling sound heard over the large intestines, caused by gas moving
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Borborygmus
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ating disorder that is characterized by recurrent binge eating, purging of the food with
laxatives and/or vomiting, and persistent over-concern with body shape and weight. |
Bulimia
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protrusion/ projection of an organ (or part of it) through the cavity wall that normally contains it.
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hernia
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a mass of enlarged, twisted varicose veins in the mucous membrane inside or just
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hemorrhoids
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open sore or lesion of skin or mucous membrane, can have inflamed necrotic tissue sloughing.
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ulcer
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twisting of the bowel on itself, causing obstruction. Usually needs surgery to untwist the loop.
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volvulus
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CA
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cancer
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CT Scan
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computerized tomography
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Dx
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diagnosis
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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cysto and vesico
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bladder
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glomerulo
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glomerulus
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nephro and reno
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kidney
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pyelo
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renal pelvis
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uretero
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ureter
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urethro
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urethra
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uro
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urine
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adeno
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gland
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carcino
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cancer
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erythro
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red
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hemato
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blood
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litho
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stone
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nocto
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night
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oligo
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scanty, little
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pyo
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pus
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sclero
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hardening
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veno
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vein
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- al
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pertaining to
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-pexy
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fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-stomy
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forming a new opening or mouth
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision, cut into
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectasis
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dilation
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-edema
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swelling
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-pathy
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disease
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-phobia
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fear
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-ptosis
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falling or dropping
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-uria
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urine
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a
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without
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an
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not
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dys
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painful, bad
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in
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not, in
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intra
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within
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poly
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many, much
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supra
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above
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azoto
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nitrogen
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cortex
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outer region
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hilum, hilus
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depression or pit in organ or gland where nerves or vessels enter and exit
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meatus
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passage, canal
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-poiesis
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formation or production
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voiding, micturition
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expelling urine
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an increase in nitrogenous compounds, especially urea, in the urine.
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azoturea
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abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine
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diuresis
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painful or difficult urination
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dysuria
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involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been
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enuresis
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abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra upon the undersurface of the penis.
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hypospadias
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stenosis or narrowness of the foreskin opening over the glans penis in men.
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phimosis
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elevated level of urea or other protein waste products in the blood.
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uremia
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rapidly developing kidney tumor that usually occurs in children.
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Wilms Tumor
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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KUB
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kidney, ureter, bladder
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UA
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urinalysis
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UTI
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urinary tract infection
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cervico
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neck
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colpo and vagino
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vagina
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episio and vulvo
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vulva
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gyneco
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woman, female
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hystero, metro, and utero
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uterus
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laparo
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abdomen
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mammo and masto
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breast
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meno
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menses, menstruation
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oophoro and ovario
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ovary
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salpingo
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fallopian tube
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balano
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glans penis
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orcho, orchio, orchido
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testes
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prostato
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prostate
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spermato
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sperm
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vaso
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vas deferens, vessels
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adipo and lipo
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fat
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carcino
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cancer
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muco
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mucus
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-genesis
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producing, forming
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-itis
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inflammation
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-oid
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resembling
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-plasia and -plasm
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formation, growth
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-rrhage and -rrhagia
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bursting forth of
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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neo
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new
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post
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after, behind
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pre
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before
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andro
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male, man, masculine
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ante
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before
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cata
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down or downward, destructive, against
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crypto
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hidden
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cyeso, cyesi, gravido
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pregnancy
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meno
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menses
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nato
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birth
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omphalo
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umbilicus, navel
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-one
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suffix meaning hormone
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os (plural: ora)
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mouth, opening
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septi
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seven
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toco, -tocia
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childbirth, labor
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vaginal fungal infection caused by Candida albicans, characterized by a thick, curdy
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candidiasis
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endometriosis
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Endometrial tissue is found in various abnormal sites through the pelvis or in the
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benign uterine tumors
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fibroids
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scanty or infrequent menstrual flow.
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oligomenorrhea
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absence of menstrual flow
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amenorrhea
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congenital absence of one or both testicles
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anorchism
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inflammation of skin covering glans penis
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balantitis
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failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum.
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cryptorchidism
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stenosis of narrowness of the preputial orifice to that the foreskin cannot be pushed back
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phimosis
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C-section
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cesarean section
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D&C
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dilation and curettage
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Ob-Gyn
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obstetrics and gynecology
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Pap Smear
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Papinicolaus Smear
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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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GU
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genitourinary
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