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32 Cards in this Set
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ACTIN-
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combining form
[ray] radiation actin-o-gen-ic |
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-AGRA
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combining form
[hunting] (sudden) pain, gout pod-agra |
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CORTIC-, CORTEX
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combining form
[bark, rind] outer layer, of an organ adrenal cortex |
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CRY(M)-
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combining form
icy cold cry-o-ther-ap-y |
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GLYC-
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combining form
sugar hypo-glyc-em-ia |
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INGUIN-
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combining form
groin inguin-al |
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-LAGNIA
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combining form
abnormal sexual excitation or gratification algo-lagnia |
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ORCHI(D)-, ORCH(E)-
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combining form
testical mon-orchid-ism |
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PEN-
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combining form
[tail] penis pen-ile |
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PHALL-
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combining form
penis phall-ic |
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PYEL-
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combining form
renal pelvis pyel-o-nephr-itis |
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RHABD-
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combining form
rod rhabd-o-my-o-lysis |
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SCROT-
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combining form
[bag] scrotum strot-o-cel-e |
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SEM-, SEMIN-
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combining form
seed, semen in-semin-ation |
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SPERM(AT)-
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combining form
seed, sperm, semen sperm-ic-ide |
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UR-
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combining form
urine, urinary tract, uric acid ur-ine |
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URETER-
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combining form
ureter ureter-o-stoma (?) verify |
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URETHR-
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combining form
urethra erethr-itis |
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VESIC-
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combining form
(urinary) bladder vesic-o-cel-e |
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ZO-
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combining form
animal, organism zo-o-phyt-e |
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The principal organs of the male reproductive system are
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the testes or testicles, the epididymes, the duct system, the penis, and accessory glands
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orchitis
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inflammation of the testes
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cryptorchidism
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condition where the testes do not descend
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orchidopexy (formerly orchiorrhaphy)
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suturing the testicle to the tissue of the scrotum
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on the medial side of each kidney is an indentaion called the
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hilus
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nephrolithiasis
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kidney stones
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micturition
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emptying of the bladder by the passage of urine through the urethra; aka urination
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rhabdomyolysis
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potentially fatal disease in which the by-products of skeletal muscle destruction accumulate in renal tubules causing Acute Renal Failure (ARF)
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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erythropoietin
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a cytokine made by the kidneys that stimulates the proliferation of red blood cells
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FYI
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the word vesicle, as well as words beginning in vesicul- is a modern formation (New Latin) as a diminutive of vesica; these words mean either (1) a small sac containing fluid, especially a seminal vesicle, or (2) a small, blister-like elevation ont he skin containing serous fluid, as in the word vesicopustular
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podagra
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formerly a trap for animals, then disease of the feet of animals, and then gout, a painful inflamed condition of a joint, most often the big toe
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