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49 Cards in this Set
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balan-
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root: glans penis
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orchid- orchi- orche- orch- test- |
root: testis [pl. testes]; testicle
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epididym-
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root: epididymis
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gonad-
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root: gonad; testes or ovaries [generic term]
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osche-
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root: scrotum
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phall-
pen- |
root: penis
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prostat-
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root: prostate
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pub-
pubi- |
pubis; pubic bone; pubic region
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semin-
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semen
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spermat-
sperm- |
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
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vas- L
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vas deferens
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cervic-
trachel- |
cervix; neck of the uterus
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colp- G
vagin- L |
vagina
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episi-
vulv- |
vulva
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hymen-
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hymen
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hyster- G
metr- G uter- L |
uterus
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mamm-
mast- |
breast
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men-
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menstruation; menstrual cycle
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o-
ov- |
egg
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oophor-
ovari- |
ovary
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perine-
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perineum; region between anus and scrotum or vulva
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salping- G
tub- L |
Fallopian tube; a tube [within a structure]
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thel-
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nipple
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erot-
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sexual desire; sexual act
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genit-
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reproduction; genitals
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toc-
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childbirth
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ambly-
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dull; blunt [no connecting vowel follows]
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amph-
amb- |
both [connecting vowel for amph- is either i or o; connecting vowel for amb- is always i]
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arch-
archae- arche- |
ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal
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aut-
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spontaneous; itself; own; self [aut- is almost always placed at the beginning of a term, even if it modifies a termination]
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cac-
kak- |
unpleasant; bad
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crypt-
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hidden
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echin-
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spiny [adj]; spine [n]
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gymn-
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naked
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hem-
sem- |
half [connecting vowels for both is i]
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pan-
hol- |
all; entire; whole [no connecting vowel for pan-]
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-atresia
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absence (of a normal bodily opening)
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-blast
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embryonic cell
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-cide
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act of killing/destroying; agent used to kill/destroy
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-cleisis
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closure
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-genesis
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formation; development; growth
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-genic
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producing; forming; produced by
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-gravida L
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woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time) [the root which immediately precedes -gravida indicates the number of pregnancies experienced; the connecting vowel preceding -gravida is always i]
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-para
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woman who has given birth (n times)
[see note for -gravida, which also applies to -para; the connecting vowel preceding -para is always i] |
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-pexy
-pexis |
surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]
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-strophe
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turning; twisting
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-poiesis
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production; formation; development; act of shaping
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-poietic
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pertaining to formation/development
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