Terimology Final Exam Review

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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument that measures arterial blood pressure

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o

Arter/o

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Artery

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Arther/o

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Plaque (fatty substance)

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Capn/o

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Carbon Dioxide

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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Man/o

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Pressure

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My/o

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Muscle

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Pleb/o

Ven/i

Ven/o

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Vein

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Sphym/o

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Pulse

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Vascul/o

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Vessel

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle

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Brady-

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Slow

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Tachy-

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Fast

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-ia

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Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lysis

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Breakdown, Destruction

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measure

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-ole, -ule

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Small, Little

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-oma

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Tumor,mass collection of fluid

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-oxia

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Oxygen

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-pathy

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disease condition

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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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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-tomy

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incision, process of cutting

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Hemorrhage

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Escape of blood through ruptured blood vessels

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Icterus

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Yellowish coloration of plasma caused by increased bilirubin

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Leukemia

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Increase in number of cancerous white blood cells.

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Phlebotomy

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Venipuncture, process of drawing blood

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Albumin/o

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Albumin

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Bas/o

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Base

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Coagul/o

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Coagulation, Clotting

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Eosin/o

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Red, Rosy, Dawn

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Granul/o

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Granule

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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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Blood

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Home/o

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Sameness, Constant

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Is/o

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Same, Equal

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mon/o

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Single, one

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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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Myel/o

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Bone Marrow, Spinal Cord

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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil, Neutral

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Phag/o

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Eat, Swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Poikil/o

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Irregular, varied

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Sider/o

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Iron

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Spher/o

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Round

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Dys-

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Bad, Abnormal, difficult

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marco-, mega-

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large

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many, much

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-blast

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immature, embryonic

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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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increase in cell number

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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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-genous

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producing

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-globin, -globulin

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protien

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-oid

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resembling

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-penia

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deficiency

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-philia

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Increase in number of cells , attraction for

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-plasia

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development, growth

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-rrhage

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bursting forth

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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Interstitial fluid

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Fluid in between cells; extracellular fluid in tissues

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Macrophages

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Monocytes that migrate from the blood to the tissue

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Anaphylaxis

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Exaggerated hypersensitivity to a foreign substance

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Edema

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Excess fluid in tissues

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ELISA

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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Test to detect antigens in sample

AKA Snap Test

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Lymphoma

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Malignant tumor of Lymphoid tisue

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Chem/o

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Drug, Chemical

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Immun/o

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Immune, protection, safe

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph Node

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph Vessel

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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Strept/o

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Twisted Chains

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Tox/o

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Poison

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Auto-

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self, own

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ana-

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up, apart, backward, again, new

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-coccus; cocci

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Berry shaped bacterium

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-ism

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process, condition

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-therapy

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treatment

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Sebum

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Oily substance secreted by sebaceus glands

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Ungulates

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Hooved animals

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Abrasion

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Wound caused by scraping of skin or mucous membranes

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Abscess

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Localized collection of pus

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Alopecia

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Absence of hair in an area where it normally grows

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Atopy

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hypersensitivity reaction characterized by pruritus and dermatitis

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Biopsy

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Removal of tissue for microscopic examination

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Ecchymosis

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Bluish-black mark on the skin

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Erythema

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Widespread redness on the skin

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Eczema

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Generalized term for any superficial inflammation characterized by redness, itching and oozing blisters which form scabs.

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Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA)

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Collection of fluid or cells for laboratory exam.

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Hidrosis

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Sweating

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Laceration

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Wound caused by tearing

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Lesion

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Abnormal change in tissue

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Melanoma

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Malignant tumor of the skin

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Petechia

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Small pinpoint hemorrhages

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Pruritus

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Itching

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Purpura

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Condition of hemorrhaging into the skin creating a bruise

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Purulent

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Containing pus

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Trichobezoar

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Hairball

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Albin/o

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White

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Erythem/o

Erythemat/o

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Redness, flushed

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Hid/o

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Sweat

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Icthy/o

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Dry, scaly

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Kerat/o

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Horny, hard

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Melan/o

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Black

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Pil/o

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Hair

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Py/o

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Pus

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Seb/o

Sebace/o

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Sebum

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Squam/o

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Scale

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Steat/o

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Fat, Sebum

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Ungu/o

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Nail, hoof

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Epi-

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Above, upon, on

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Intra-

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within, into

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par-

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other than, abnormal

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per-

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through

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-ose

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pertaining to, sugar

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-ema

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condition

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-derma

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skin

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Voiding

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Emptying of urine from the bladder; urination

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Calculus

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Stones, small sedimentary particles in urine

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Diuresis

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Increased excretion of urine

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Enuresis

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Inability to control urinatin; incontinence

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Perineal Urethrostomy

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New opening in the perineum to correct FLUTD

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Pollakiuria

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Frequent urination

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Stranguria

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Straining to urinate; slow painful urination

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Azot/o

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Nitrogen

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Crystall/o

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Crytals

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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Gluc/o

Glucos/o

Glycos/o

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Glucose, Sugar

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Hydr/o

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Fluid, water

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Ket/o

Keton/o

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Ketones; Ketone bodies

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Nephr/o

Ren/o

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Kidney

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Olig/o

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Scanty

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Pyel/o

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Renal Pelvis

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Ur/o

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Urine; urinary tract

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Uret/o

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Ureter

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Urin/o

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Urine

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an-

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no; not; without

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di-

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twice

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para-

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near; beside; along side of; abnormal

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-etic

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pertaining to; pertaining to a condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-malacia

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softening

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-pexy

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surgical fixing, to put in place

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-poiesis

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formation

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-poietin

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substance that forms

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-ptosis

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drooping, dagging, prolapse

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stomy

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new opening

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-tripsy

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to crush

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-uria

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urination, condition of urine

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Cryptorchidism

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Undescended testicle

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Balan/o

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Glans Penis

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Epididym/o

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Epididymis

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Gen/o

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Producing

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Later/o

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Side

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Orch/o

Orchi/o

Orchid/o

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Testis; Testicles

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Pen/i

Priap/o

Back 196

Penis

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Prostat/o

Back 197

Prostate Gland

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Semin/i

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Semen/ seed

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Sperm/o

Spermat/o

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Spermatozoa; semen

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Test/o

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Testicles

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Theri/o

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Beast

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Zo/o

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Animal life

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bi-

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two, both

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mono-

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one, single

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oligo-

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scanty

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-one

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hormone

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-cele

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hernia

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Parturition

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The act of giving birth

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Hydrocephalus

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain

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Amni/o

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Amnion/ amniotic sac

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Cervic/o

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Cervix

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Colp/o

Vagin/o

Back 212

Vagina

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Episi/o

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Vulva

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Galact/o

Lact/o

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Milk

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Genit/o

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Related to birth, reproductive organs

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Gest/o

Gestat/o

Gester/o

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Pregnancy

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Mamm/o

Mast/o

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Mammary glands

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Metr/o

Meti/o

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Uterus/ womb

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Nat/i

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Birth

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O/o

Ov/i

Ov/o

Ovul/o

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Egg

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Part/o

Parturit/o

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Birth, labor

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Perine/o

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Perineum

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Py/o

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Pus

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Salping/o

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Fallopian Tubes

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Umbilic/o

Back 228

Umbilicus; Navel

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Uter/o

Back 229

Uterus; Womb

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Vulv/o

Back 230

Vulva

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Ante-

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Before

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nulli-

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none

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vivi-

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live; life

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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-gravida

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pregnancy

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-mortem

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death

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-para

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to bear; bring forth live young

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-tocia

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labor, birth

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-version

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to turn