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125 Cards in this Set
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ur/o
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urine
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ureter/o
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ureter
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cyst/o
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bladder
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urethr/o
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urethra
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-lith
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stone
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-lysis
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destruction
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-ptosis
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prolapse
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage or "bursting forth" of blood
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-uria
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condition of urine or urination
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uropathy
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any disease of the urinary tract
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urogenital
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pertaining to urinary tract or genitals.
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genitourinary
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pertaining to urinary tract or genitals.
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poly-
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prefix meaning many or much
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-uria
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is a suffix meaning condition of the urine.
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poly/uria
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excessive amount of urine
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noct/uria
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excessive urination at night
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an/uria
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supressed (lack of) urination
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olig/uria
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abnormally low amounts of urine
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hemat/uria
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blood in the urine
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albumin/uria
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protein (albumin) in the urine
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glycos/uria
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sugar in the urine
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keton/uria
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ketones in the urine
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nocturn/al en/ur/esis
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bed wetting
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bacter/i/uria
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bacteria in the urine
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dys/uria
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difficult or painful urination
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poly/neur/o/pathy
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disease of many nerves
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poly/arthr/itis
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inflammation if joints
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poly/neur/algia
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pain in many nerves
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poly/ot/ia
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state of having too many or more than two ears
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poly/cyst/ic
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having to many cysts
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poly/phagia
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eating to much
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poly/phobia
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excessive fear of things
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ren/al
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pertaining to the kidney
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ren/o/pathy
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any kidney disease
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ren/o/gram
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record for an x-ray of the kidney
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renointestinal
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pertaining to the kidney and intestine
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renogastric
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pertaining to the kidney and stomach
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nephr/itis
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inflammation of the kidney
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-ptosis
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is a suffix meaning condition of prolapse or displacement
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nephr/o/lith
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stone in the kidney
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nephr/o/malacia
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softening of kidney tissue
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nephr/o/megaly
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enlargement of the kidney
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nephr/o/lysis
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destruction of kidney tissue
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chol/e/lith
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gallstone
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chol/e/lith/iasis
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condition (infestation) of gallstones
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rhino/o/lith
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nasal stones
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pyel/itis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyel/o/plasty
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surgical repair of the renal pelvis
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pyel/o/nephr/osis
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condition of renal pelvis and kidney
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pyel/o/nephr/itis
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inflammation if the renal pelvis and kidney
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pyel/o/gram
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x-ray of the renal gland
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ureter/o/lith
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stone or calculus in the ureter
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ureter/o/cele
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herniation of the ureter
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ureter/o/pathy
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any disease of the ureter
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ureter/o/pyel/o/plasty
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plastic surgery of the ureter and renal pelvis
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ureter/o/pyel/itis
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form a word meaning inflammation of the ureter and renal pelvis
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ureter/o/cyst/o/stomy
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making a new opening between the ureter and bladder
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ureter/o/py/osis
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a condition of the ureter involving pus
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-rrhea
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runny, flow, or discharge
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage, abnormal bleeding
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-rrhaphy
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suturing, stitching, or wound closure
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ureter/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of the ureter
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dermat/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of the skin
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nephr/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of a kidney
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cyst/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of the bladder
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neur/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of the nerve
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colp/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of the vagina
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urethr/o
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urethra
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ureter/o
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ureters
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uter/o
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uterus
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urethr/o/rrhaphy
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suturing of the urethra
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urethr/o/tomy
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incision into the urethra
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urethr/o/spasm
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spasm of the urethra
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gastr/o/rrhagia
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stomach hemorrhage
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encephal/o/rrhagia
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brain hemorrhage
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urethr/o/rrhagia
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hemorrhage of the urethra
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men/o/rrhagia
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excessive bleeding during menstruation
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cyst/o/rrhagia
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hemorrhage of the bladder
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ureter/o/rrhagia
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hemorrhage of the ureter
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spermat/o, sperm/o
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spermatozoa or male germ cells
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spermat/o/genesis
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formation of spermatozoa or formation of sperm
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sperm/o/lysis
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the destruction of a spermatozoa
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balan/o
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glans penis
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pen/o
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penis
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pen/ile
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adjectival form for penis
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pen/o/scrot/al
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pertaining to the penis and scrotum
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o/o
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egg
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phor/o
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bear
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oophor/o
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literally means egg bearing, when you see it think OVARY.
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-pexy
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fixation
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oophor/o/pexy
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the surgical procedure to fixate a prolapsed (dropped or sagged) ovary.
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orchid/o/pexy
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in the male fixation of a prolapsed or undescended testicle.
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salping/o
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fallopian tubes (eustachian tubes)
can also be used to refer to the eustachian tubes of the ear. |
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-cele
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hernia
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colp/o
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vagina
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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hyster/o
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the uterus as an organ
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metr/o
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uterine tissues or musculature
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metr/o/pathy, hyster/o/pathy
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any uterine disease
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endo/metr/ium
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the lining of the uterus
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endo/metr/itis
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inflammation of the uterine lining.
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metr/o/pathy
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disease of the uterine tissue
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-ptosis
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suffix meaning prolapse or downward displacement.
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hyster/o/ptosis
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prolapse of the uterus
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cervic/o
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cervix
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gynec/o, gyen/e
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woman
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-oid
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resembling
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vas/o
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blood vessel
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dilate
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increase in diameter
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vas/o/tripsy
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crushing of blood vessel (with forceps to stop hemorrhage)
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vas/o/rrhaphy
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suture of the vas deferens
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spermat/o/blast
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immature sperm cell
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spermat/o/cyst
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a bladder or sac containing sperm
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spermat/oid
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resembling sperm
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spermat/o/pathy
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disease of the sperm
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spermat/o/cele
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herniated sac like structure containing sperm
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kill or destroy
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
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testicle
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crypt
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hidden
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prostat/o
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relating to the prostate gland
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semin/o
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semen
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