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Neurology
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the study of the nervous system (neur/o/logy)
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Poliomyelitis
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an acute infectious virus disease caused by the polio virus (pol/o/myel/itis)
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Colpoplasty
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the fixation of the prolapsed vagina (colpo/pexy)
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Oophoropexy
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fixation of an ovary
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Stomatalgia
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pain in the mouth (stomat/algia)
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amniocentesis
(amni/o/centesis) |
procedure of inserting a needle into the abdominal wall to examine the fetal chromosomes for abnormality
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Oliguria
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reduced excretion of urine
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Anuria
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not producing urine (An/uria)
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ectopic pregnancy
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implantation of the egg outside the uterus
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periodontal (adj.)
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around or near the teeth
(peri/odont/al) |
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Gynecopathy
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disease particular to women
(gynec/o/pathy) |
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Hematuria
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blood in the urine (hemat/uria)
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Sublingual, Hypoglossal
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under the tongue (sub/lingu/al)
(hypo/gloss/al) |
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Neurolysis
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destruction of nerve tissue
(neur/o/lysis) |
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Hysterogram
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x-ray picture of the uterus
(hyster/o/gram) |
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Nephromegally
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enlargement of a kidney
(Nephr/o/megaly) |
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Endometrium
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inner lining of the uterus
(endo/metr/ium) |
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Dysmenorrhea
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pain associated with menstruation (dys/meno/rrhea)
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Pyogenic
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the formation of pus (py/o/genic)
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Dysphagia
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difficulty or pain swallowing
(dys/phagia) |
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What removed in a Salpingo-oophorectomy?
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the removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries
(salping/o-oophor/ectomy) |
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Choledocholithiasis
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stone in the bile duct
(choledoch/o/lithiasis) |
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Gastrectomy
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the removal of the stomach
(gastr/ectomy) |
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Gastrorrhagia
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a stomach hemorrhage
(gastr/o/rrhagia) |
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Ooblast
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an embryonic egg (o/o/blast)
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Incompetent
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a patient who lacks full mental ability
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mastitis
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the inflammation of breast tissue (mast/itis)
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Salpingitis
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inflammation of the fallopian tube (salping/itis)
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duodenal ulcer
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an ulcer which is located in the duodenum or first part of the small intestine
(duoden/al) |
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metritis
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an inflammation of the uterus
(metr/itis) |
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abbreviation LMP
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last menstrual period
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Nephrolithiasis
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condition that involves having a kidney stone
(nephr/o/lith/iasis) |
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Postpartum
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treatment of the mother following the delivery
(post/partum) |
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Enterocele
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an intestinal hernia
(enter/o/cele) |
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Hemiplegia
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half paralysis (hemi/plegia)
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Hematochezia
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the passage of bright, fresh, red blood from the rectum (hemat/o/chezia)
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Dentoid
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resembling a tooth
(dent/oid) |
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dentalgia
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pain in the tooth
(dent/algia) |
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stomatitis
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inflammation of the mouth
(stomat/itis) |
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ischemic attack
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temporary interruption of blood flow to an organ or tissue (isch/emic)
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Cystorrhagia
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hemorrhage from the bladder
(cyst/o/rrhagia) |
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oophor/o
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egg bearing
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Glossitis
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inflammation of the tongue
(gloss/itis) |
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Aphasia
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person who is unable to speak
(a/phasia) |
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paracystitis
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an inflammation near the bladder (para/cyst/itis)
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and intestine (gastr/o/enter/itis)
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Encephalotomy
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the surgical dissection of the brain (encephal/o/tomy)
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Hydrocephalus
(hydr/o/cephal/o/us) |
an abnormal increase in the amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranial cavity;enlarged cerebral,etc
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Esophagogastric
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something that affected both the esophagus and the stomach
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Primigravida
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a woman who is pregnant with her first child (primi/gravida)
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Anastomosis
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surgical connection between tubular structures (ana/stom/osis)
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Meninges
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a three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord
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Mammoplasty
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surgical repair of the breast
(mamm/o/plasty) |
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stomat/o, or/o
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mouth
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Proct/o
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rectum
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Hyster/o
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uterus
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Oogenesis
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formation and development of the ovum (o/o/genesis)
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sial/o
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salvia salivary
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nephr/o
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kidney
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-tripsy
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to crush
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colp/o
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vagina
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac
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episi/o
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vulva
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metr/o, metri/o
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uterus
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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dur/o
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dura matter
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mening/o, meningi/o
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membranes meninges
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-phasia
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speech
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