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Endocardium |
Inner lining of the heart |
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Myocardium |
muscle layer of the heart |
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Pericardium |
membrane surrounding the heart (visceral layer) |
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white lead of ECG |
right front |
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green lead of ECG |
right rear |
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black lead of ECG |
left front |
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Red lead of ECG |
left rear |
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P wave |
represents atrial function, depolarization or excitation of atria |
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PR segment |
represents conduction through the AV valve |
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QRS wave |
represents ventricular function, specifically the excitation of the ventricles |
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ST segment |
represents the end of ventricular depolarization and the onset of ventricular repolarization |
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T wave |
represents the relaxation phase from the contractions |
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Aorta |
largest artery in the body |
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Aortic valve |
valve between the left ventricle and aorta |
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atrioventricular bundle |
specialized muscle fibers in the interventricular septum: carry electrical impulses to ventricles |
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Atrioventricular node (AV node) |
specialized tissue in the interatrial septum; carries impulses from SA not to AV node |
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AV valves (Atrioventricular valves) |
tissue in the interatrial septum; carries impulses grom SA node to AV ndoe |
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occlusion |
blockage |
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patent |
open; unobsturcted |
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Angi/o |
vessel |
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Aort/o |
aorta |
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Arter/o |
artery |
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Arteri/o |
artery |
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ather/o |
plaque |
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atri/o |
atrium |
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Capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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cholesterol/o |
cholesterol |
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coron/o |
heart |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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Hem/o |
blood |
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isch/o |
to hold back; back |
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man/o |
pressure |
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my/o |
muscle |
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necr/o |
death |
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ox/o |
oxygen |
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pericardi/o |
pericardium |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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sphygm/o |
pulse |
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steth/o |
chest |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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valv/o |
valve |
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valvul/o |
valve |
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vascul/o |
vessel |
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vas/o |
vessel |
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ven/i |
vein |
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ven/o |
vein |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle |
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brady- |
slow |
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endo- |
in; within |
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hyper- |
above; excessive; increased |
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hypo- |
deficient; below |
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inter- |
between |
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peri- |
surrounding; around |
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tachy- |
fast |
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-al, -ar, -ic, -ous |
pertaining to |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-ectomy |
removal; excision; resection |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-gram |
record |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-ia |
condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-lysis |
breakdown; destruction; separation; loosening |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-meter |
measure |
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-ole |
small; little |
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-oma |
tumor; mass; collection of fluid |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-oxia |
oxygen |
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-pathy |
disease condition |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-stenosis |
tightening; narrow; stricture |
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-tension |
pressure |
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-tomy |
incision; process of cutting |
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-ule |
small; little |
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Agglutination |
clumping of RBC, Joining of antibodies and antigens |
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Rouleaux |
Stacking of RBC; due to sticky surface on the cells from high levels of antibodies |
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Anisocytosis |
unequal sizes of RBC |
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Poikilocytosis |
irregular shapes of RBC |
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Normocytic |
RBC normal size |
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Macrocytic |
RBC are larger in size |
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Microcytic |
RBC are small in size |
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Normochromic |
RBC are normal in color |
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Hyperchromic |
RBC are more red than normal; hemolysis |
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Hypochromic |
RBC have less red color than normal; lack of hemoglobin |
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Sherocytosis |
presence of spherocytes, RBC are rounded, lacking central pallor |
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Neutrophil |
inflammation, infection, bacterial products Primary WBC |
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Eosinophils |
Allergies, parasites |
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Basophils |
Exaggerated hypersensitivity Anaphylaxis |
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Lymphocytes |
Antigens produce antibodies |
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Monocytes |
inflammation, infection, bacterial products macrophage |
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Albumin/o |
Albumin |
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Bas/o |
Base |
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Bilirubin/o |
bilirubin |
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Chrom/o |
color |
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Coagul/o |
clotting; coagulation |
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Cyt/o |
cell |
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Eosin/o |
Red; rosy; dawn |
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Erythr/o |
red |
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Granul/o |
granules |
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Hemat/o |
blood |
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Hemoglobin/o |
Hemoglobin |
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Home/o |
sameness; unchanging; constant |
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Is/o |
same; equal |
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Kary/o |
nucleus |
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Leuk/o |
white |
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Lip/o |
fat |
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Lymph/o |
lymph |
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Mon/o |
one; single |
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Morph/o |
shape; form |
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Myel/o |
bone marrow; spinal cord |
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Neutr/o |
neutrophil; neutral; neither |
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Nucle/o |
nucleus |
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Phag/o |
eat; swallow |
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Poikil/o |
irregular; Varied |
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Sider/o |
iron |
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Spher/o |
round; globe-shape |
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a-, an- |
not; no; without |
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anti- |
against |
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dys- |
bad; abnormal; difficult; |
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macro- |
large |
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mega- |
large |
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micro- |
small |
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mono- |
single; one |
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pan- |
all |
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poly- |
many; much |
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-blast |
immature; embryonic |
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-ctye |
cell |
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-cytosis |
increase in the number of cells |
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-emic |
pertaining to a blood condition |
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-genous |
producing |
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-globin |
protein |
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-globulin |
protein |
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-logy |
study of |
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-lytic |
to reduce; destroy; separate; breakdown |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-phage |
eat; shallow |
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-phil |
attraction for |
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-philia |
increase in the number of cells; attraction for |
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-plasia |
development; formation; growth |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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-rrhage |
bursting forth |
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-stasis |
stopping; controlling; place |
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Melanin |
Pigment that gives skin it's color |
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Melanoctes |
Cells in the epidermis that produce melanin |
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Sebum |
Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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Ungulates |
Hooves animal |
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Comedo |
Blackheads, plug of keratin and sebum within hair follicle |
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Cryosurgery |
Use of cold temperature to destroy tissue |
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Decubitus ulcers |
Bedsores |
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Ecchymosis |
Bluish-black mark on skin |
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Erythema |
Widespread redness on the skin. Caused by congestion of capillary bed due to injury or infection |
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Eczema |
Superficial inflammation. Red itching |
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Fissure |
Deep crack in skin |
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Fistula |
Abnormal tube-like passageway occurs anywhere on the body |
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Granuloma |
mass of granulation tissue due to chronic inflammatory process |
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Hidrosis |
sweating |
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Hyperkeratosis |
excessive growth of the horny layer |
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macule |
flat, discolored lesion on the skin |
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metastasis |
to spread beyond control, spread of tumor |
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Pruritus |
itching |
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purulent |
containing pus |
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belton |
white coat with colored spots |
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blenheim |
red and white |
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harlequin |
white coat and large areas of black and blue |
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mantle |
black body with white marking n head, neck, legs, and tail |
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phantom |
black and tan coloring patterns |
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merle |
marbled appearance |
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roan |
blended mixture of colors with white |
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sable and white |
tan and white |
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salt and pepper |
mixture of black and white |
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colorpoint |
white or cream base coat w/ colored patterns on face paws and tail |
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ruddy |
red based coat with ticked patterns |
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tabby |
bi-color coat w/ striped or spotted pattern |
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tortoise shell |
tri-color w/ colors blended together |
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Adip/o |
fat |
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Albin/o |
white |
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Bi/o |
life |
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Carcin/o |
cancer |
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Cutane/o |
skin |
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Derm/o |
skin |
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Dermat/o |
skin |
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Erythem/o |
redness; flushed |
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Erythemat/o |
redness; flushed |
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Hidr/o |
sweat |
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Ichthy/o |
dry; scaly |
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Kerat/o |
horny; hard; cornea |
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Lip/o |
fat |
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Melan/o |
black |
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Myc/o |
fungus |
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Onych/o |
nail |
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Pil/o |
hair |
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py/o |
pus |
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seb/o |
sebum |
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sebace/o |
sebum |
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squam/o |
scale |
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steat/o |
fat; sebum |
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Therm/o |
heat |
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trich/o |
hair |
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Ungu/o |
nail; hoof |
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Xer/o |
dry |
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epi- |
above; upon; on |
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Calculus |
another name for a stone |
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Dialysis |
separation of waste products from the bloodstream |
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Diuresis |
Increased excretion of urine |
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Enuresis |
inability to control excretion; also called incontinence |
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FLUTD |
feline lower urinary tract disease |
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Perineal urethrostomy |
new opening in the area between the anus and scrotum to correct FUS; also know as PU surgery |
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Pollakiuria |
frequent urination |
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Polycystic Kidney |
fluid-filled sacs within or upon the kidney; most common congenital renal defect |
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Renal colic |
pain caused by stones in kidneys |
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renal ischemia |
lack of blood flow to the kidneys |
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stranguria |
straining to urinate; slow or painful urination |
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urethral stricture |
tightening or narrowing of the urethra |
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urinary retention |
inability to completely empty the bladder |
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Albumin/o |
albumin |
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Azot/o |
nitrogen |
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Bacteri/o |
bacteria |
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Crystall/o |
crystals |
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Cyst/o |
urinary bladder; cyst |
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Dips/o |
thirst |
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Erythr/o |
red |
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Glomerul/o |
glomerulus |
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Gluc/o |
glucose; sugar |
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Glucos/o |
glucose; sugar |
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Glycos/o |
glucose; sugar |
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Hydr/o |
fluid; water |
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ile/o |
ileum |
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Ket/o |
ketones; ketone bodies |
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Keton/o |
ketones; ketone bodies |
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Lith/o |
stone |
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Nephr/o |
kidney |
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Olig/o |
scanty |
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Protein/o |
protein |
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Py/o |
pus |
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Pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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Ren/o |
kidney |
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Ur/o |
urinary; urinary tract |
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Ureter/o |
ureter |
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Urethr/o |
urethra |
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Urin/o |
urine |
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an- |
no,not, without |
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anti- |
against |
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di- |
twice |
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dys- |
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
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para- |
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of |
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poly- |
many; much |
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-ar, -ic |
pertaining to |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-etic |
pertaining to; pertaining to a condition |
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-gram |
record |
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-ia |
condition |
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-iasis |
abnormal condition |
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-lithiasis |
abnormal condition of stones |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
disease condtion |
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-prexy |
surgical fixation; to put in place |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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-poietin |
substance that forms |
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-ptosis |
drooping; sagging; prolapse |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-stomy |
new opening |
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-tomy |
incision; process of cutting |
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-tripsy |
to crush |
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-uria |
urination; condition of urine |
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Bulbourethral Glands |
pair of glands below the prostate that secrete fluid into urethra |
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Epididymis |
one pair of tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testicle. They carry sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
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Gametes |
sex cell; sperm in males and ova in females |
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Perineum |
in males; area between anus and scrotum |
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Seminiferous tubules |
narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes |
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Spermatozoon |
sperm cell |
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Azoospermia |
lack of spermatozoa in semen |
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Paraphimosis |
inability to retract the penis due to its swollen state |
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Balan/o |
glans penis |
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Crypt/o |
hidden |
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Epididym/o |
epididymis |
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Gen/o |
producing |
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Hydr/o |
fluid; water |
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Later/o |
side |
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Orch/o |
testis; testicles |
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Orchi/o |
testis; testicles |
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Orchid/o |
testis; testicles |
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Pen/i |
penis |
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Priap/o |
penis |
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Prostat/o |
prostate gland |
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Semin/i |
Semen; seed |
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Sperm/o |
Spermatozoa; semen |
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Spermat/o |
spermatozoa; semen |
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Test/o |
testis; testicles |
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Theri/o |
beast |
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Urehtr/o |
urethra |
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Vas/o |
vessel; vas deferens |
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Zo/o |
animal life |
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a-, an- |
no; not; without |
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bi- |
two, both |
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mono- |
one; single |
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oligo- |
scanty |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-genesis |
producing; forming |
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-lytic |
to reduce; to destroy; separate; breakdown |
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-ism |
process; condition |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-one |
hormone |
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Ammion |
innermost membrane around the developing embryo; amniotic sac |
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Chorion |
outermost membrane surrounding the embryo |
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Colostrum |
first milk-like substance produced by female after birth; high in protein and antibodies |
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Endometrium |
inner lining of uterus |
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Fimbriae |
finger-like projections at the ends of the uterine maturation of ovum |
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hymen |
membranous fold that partially or completely closes the vaginal orifice |
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involution of the uterus |
uterus returns to normal non pregnant size |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) |
hormone produced by the pituitary to promote ovulation |
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Meconium |
first feces of the newborn |
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Myometrium |
muscle lining of the uterus |
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neonate |
newborn |
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Oxytocin |
hormone produced by the pituitary to stimulate the uterus to contract as well as milk secretion |
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parturition |
the act of giving birth |
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Perineum |
females, the area between anus and vagina |
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Progesterone |
hormone produced by ovaries during pregnancy to protect the embryo and stimulate lactation |
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Vaginal orifice |
opening of vagina |
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Congenital anomaly |
malformation present at or existing from birth |
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Eclampsia |
decreased calcium during lactation causing convulsions and coma |
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Ectopic pregnancy |
fertilized ovum becomes implanted outside the uterus |
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Episiotomy |
incision through the skin of the perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery |
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fetotomy |
surgical excision of fetus, embryotomy; abortion |
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Galactorrhea |
abnormal, persistent discharge of milk |
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Hydrocephalus |
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain. known as water on the brain |
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Leukorrhea |
sticky, white discharge from vagina indicative of disease elsewhere in reproductive system |
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malpresentation |
faulty fetal presentation |
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Pneumovagina |
involuntary as air into vagina due to conformational defect |
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Amni/o |
amnion; amniotic sac |
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Cervic/o |
cervix; neck |
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Colp/o |
vagina |
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Cyt/o |
cell |
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Episi/o |
vulva |
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Galact/o |
milk |
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Genit/o |
related to birth; reproductive organs |
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Gest/o |
pregnancy |
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Gestat/o |
Pregnancy |
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Gester/o |
pregnancy |
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Gynec/o |
woman |
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Hyster/o |
uterus; womb |
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Lact/o |
milk |
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Mamm/o |
mammary glands |
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Mast/o |
mammary glands |
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metr/o |
uterus; womb; measure |
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metri/o |
uterus; womb |
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Nat/i |
birth |
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O/o |
egg |
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obstetr/o |
midwife; one who receives |
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Oophor/o |
ovary |
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Ov/i |
egg |
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Ov/o |
egg |
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Ovari/o |
ovary |
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Ovul/o |
egg |
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Part/o |
birth; labor |
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Parturit/o |
birth; labor |
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Perine/o |
perineum |
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Py/o |
pus |
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Radi/o |
x-rays; radius; radioactivity |
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Salping/o |
Fallopian tubes, uterine tubes |
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Umbilic/o |
Umbilicus; navel |
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Uter/o |
uterus; womb |
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Vagin/o |
vagina |
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Viv/o |
life |
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Vulv/o |
vulva |
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ante- |
before; forward |
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di- |
twice |
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dys- |
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
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in- |
in; into; not |
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intra- |
within; into |
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neo- |
new |
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nulli- |
none |
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oxy- |
sharp; swift; rapid; acid; oxygen; quick |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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post- |
after; behind |
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primi- |
first |
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pro- |
before; forward |
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pseudo- |
false |
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vivi- |
live; life |
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-ation |
process; condition |
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-cyesis |
pregnancy |
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-gravida |
pregnancy |
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-ium |
structure; tissue |
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-mortem |
death |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-para |
to bear; bring forth |
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-parous |
to bear; bring forth |
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-partum |
birth; labor |
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-rrhea |
flow; discharge |
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-tocia |
labor; birth |
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-version |
to turn |
