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191 Cards in this Set
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arachn/o
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spider
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum or brain
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encephal/o
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brain
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gli/o
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glue
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iatr/o
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physician
to treat |
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mania
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morbid attraction
impulse toward |
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meningi/o
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membrane
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mnesia
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memory
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myel/o
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spinal cord and medulla oblongata
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oid
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like
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paresis
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weakness
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phasia
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speech
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schz/o
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split
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dendrite
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relating to a tree
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diecenphalon
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two/ relating to brain
part of brain containing thalamus and hypothalamus |
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dura mater
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hard mother
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ganglion
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swelling or knot
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leptomeninx
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light, slender/ mening/o
arachnoid + pia mater |
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medulla oblongata
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marrow oblong
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myelin sheath
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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parietal
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walls
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occipital
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back of head
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pons
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bridge
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synapse
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together/ clasp
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temporal
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time, temple
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thalamus
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bedroom
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aneurysm
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up/ broad
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astrocytoma
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star/cell/tumor
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ataxia
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without order
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delirium
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crazy
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delusion
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to play
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glioblastoma
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glue/germ/tumor
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hyperesthesia
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extreme sensation
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kleptomania
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steal/insanity
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meningioma
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membrane/ tumor
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myasthenia gravis
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muscle/weakness
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myelomeningocele
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bone marrow or spine/ membrane/ hernia
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paranoia
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alongside or abnormal/ thinking
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poliomyelitis
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gray color/ bone marrow or spine/ inflammation
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schizophrenia
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split/mind
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somnambulism
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sleep/ walk
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syncope
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swoon, fainting
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ectomy
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excision
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tomy
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incision
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anticonvulsant
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against/ with/ tear up
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neuroplasty
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nerve/ surgical repir
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cysto
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bladder
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iasis
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condition or state
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nephro
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kidney
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oligo
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little, few
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poly
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many
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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pelvis
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ur/o
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urine
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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electrolyte
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electron/ soluble
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glomerulus
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small ball/ round knot
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perirenal fat
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around kidney fat
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fascia
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band, sash
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retroperitoneal
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behind/ to stratch over
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anuria
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without urine
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cystalgia
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bladder pain
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cystocele
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bladder hernia
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diuretic
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through/ urine
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enuresis
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to urinate in
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glycosuria
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sugar/urine
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hematuria
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blood/urine
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incontinence
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inability to retain
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nephralgia
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kidney/pain
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nephrolithiasis
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kidney/stone/condition
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nephromegaly
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kidney/ enlargement
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nocturia
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night/urine
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oliguria
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little/urine
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polyuria
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much/urine
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pyelonephritis
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pelivs/kidney/inflammation
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pyuria
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pus/urine
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renal hypoplasia
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kidney/below/formation
underdeveloped kidney |
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uremia
azotemia |
urine/blood
excess urea in blood |
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ureteritis
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inflammation/ ureter
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urethralgia
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urethra pain
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urethritis
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urethra inflammation
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urethrostenosis
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urethra narrowing
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catheter
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to let down. thrust in
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cystectomy
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bladder/excision
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cystopexy
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bladder/ surgical fixation
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dialysis
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dissolution/ separation
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hemodialysis
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blood/dissolution
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lithotripsy
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stone/ crushing
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nephrectomy
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kidney removal
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nephrolithotomy
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kidney/stone/incision
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ureteroplasty
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surgical repair of ureter
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ureterorraphy
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ureter surgical suture
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balan/o
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glans penis
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cervic/o
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cervix
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circum/o
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around
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colp/o; vagin/o
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vagino
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gonad/o
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gonads, sex glands
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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lact/o
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milk
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mast/o, mamm/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses
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nat/o
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birth
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oophor/o; oo
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ovary; egg
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orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o; tes/o
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testes
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salping/o
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tube; fallopian tube
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uter/o; hyster/o; metr/o
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uterus
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vas/o
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vessel; vas deferens
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vulv/o
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vulva
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androgen
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man/ to produce
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chromosome
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color/body
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epidydimis
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on/ testicle
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fertilization
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fruitful
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gamete
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wife
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gestation
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to bear
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gonad
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seed
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gravida
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profound, heavy, important
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menarche
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month/beginning
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para
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to bring forth, to create
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penis
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tail
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semen
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seed
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testis
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witness
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uterus
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womb/belly
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amenorrhea
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without menses discharge
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anorchism
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without testes
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anteflexion
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in front bend
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anteflexion
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in front of/ turning
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azoospermia
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lifeless sperm
absence of sperm in semen |
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cryptotorchism
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hidden/testes
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dysmenorrhea
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difficult/menses/flowing
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epispadias
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on/something torn
opening of urethra on top of penis |
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gonorrhea
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offspring/discharge
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hydrocele
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water/hernia
hernia filled with fluid in testes |
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hypospadias
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below something torn
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hysterectomy
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removal of uterus
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menorrhagia
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menses/rapid flow
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oligospermia
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few sperm
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orchialgia
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pain/testes
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phimosis
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muzzle/condition
narrowing of foreskin opening |
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retroflexion
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backward/ to bend
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varicocele
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varicose/hernia
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obstetrics
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midwife
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amniocentesis
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amnio/surgical puncture for aspiration
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circumcision
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around/cut
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laparoscopy
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abdomen/viewing
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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dacry/o
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tears, lacrima
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dacryocyst/o
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tears or lacrimal sac
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dilpl/o
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two, double
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irido/o, ir-, irit/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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hard, cornea
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opia
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suffix for eye vision
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opsia
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suffix for vision
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opt/o
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light, eye, vision
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phak/o, phag/o
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lens
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presby/o
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old age
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uve/o
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middle layer of thr eye containing muscle and blood vessels
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acus/o, acous/o, acoust/o
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hearing
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audi/o
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sound
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o
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ear
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myring/o
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tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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staped/o
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stapes
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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canthus
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corner of eye ( where lower and higher eyelids meet)
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choroid
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skin/form
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cornea
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horm
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dacryocyst
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tear/bag
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palpebra
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eyelid
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amblyopia
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lazy eye
dim vision |
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astigmatism
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without spot
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blepharoptosis
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eyelid drooping
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blepharoplegia
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eyelid paralysis
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hyperopia, presbyopia
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above/vision,
farsightedness |
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iridomalacia
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softening of the iris
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presbyobia
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old man/ vision
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strabismus
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spuinting eyes; crossed eyes
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xerophtalmia
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dry eyes
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blepharo
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eyelid
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phacolysis
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lens destruction
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cochlea
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snail
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anacusis
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without hearing
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myringits
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inflammation of tympanic membrane
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presbycusis
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old age hearing
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tinnitus
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to ring
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otorhinolaryngologist
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ear/nose/throat specialist
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labyrinth/o
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internal ear
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staped/o
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stapes
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myring/o
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tympanic membrane
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