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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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hydr/o

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fluid

water

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later/o

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side

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orch/o

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testis

testicles

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orchi/o

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testis

testicles

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orchid/o

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testis

testicles

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pen/i

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penis

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priap/o

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penis

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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semin/i

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semen

seed

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sperm/o

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spermatozoa

semen

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spermat/o

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spermatozoa

semen

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test/o

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testis

testicles

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theri/o

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beast

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urethr/o

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urethra

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vas/o

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vessel

vas deferens

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zo/o

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animal life

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a-

an-

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no
not
without

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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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olido-

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scanty

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  • ar
  • al
  • an
  • ary
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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia

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-ectomy

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removal
excision
resection

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-genesis

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producing

forming

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-ia

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condition

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-ism

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process

condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lytic

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to reduce
to destroy
separate
breakdown

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-one

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hormone

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

to put in place

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37
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-stomy

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new opening

anastomosis

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-tomy

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incision

process of cutting

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amni/o

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amnion

amniotic sac

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cervic/o

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cervix

neck

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colp/o

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vagina

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cyt/o

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cell

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episi/o

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vulva

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galact/o

A

related to birth

reproductive organs

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gest/o

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pregnancy

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gester/o

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pregnancy

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gestat/o

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pregnancy

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gynec/o

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woman

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hyster/o

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uterus

womb

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lact/o

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milk

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mamm/o

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mammary glands

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mast/o

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mammary glands

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metr/o

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uterus
womb
measure

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54
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metri/o

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uterus

womb

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my/o

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muscle

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56
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nat/i

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birth

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o/o

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egg

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obstetr/o

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midwife

one who receives

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ov/i

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egg

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61
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ov/o

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egg

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ovari/o

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ovary

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ovul/o

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part/o

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birth

labor

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parturit/o

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birth

labor

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perine/o

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py/o

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radi/o

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x-rays
radius
radioactivity

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salping/o

A

uterine tubes

Sal plays ping pong in my uterine tubes

70
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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus

naval

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uter/o

A

uterus

womb

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viv/o

73
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vulv/o

74
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ante-

A

before

forward

75
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di-

76
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dys-

A

bad
painful
difficult
abnormal

77
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in-

78
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intra-

A

within

into

79
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multi-

80
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neo-

81
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nulli-

82
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oxy-

A 
sharp
swift
rapid
acid
oxygen
quick
83
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peri-

A

surrounding

84
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post-

A

after

behind

85
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pre-

86
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primi-

87
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pro-

A

before

forward

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pseudo-

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vivi-

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-ation

A

process

condition

91
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

92
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-cyesis

93
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-cyte

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-graphy

A

process of recording

95
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-gravida

96
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-ium

A

structure

tissue

97
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-mortem

98
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

99
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-para

A 
to bear
bring forth (live births)
100
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-parous

A

to bear

bring forth

101
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-partum

A

birth

labor

102
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

103
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-rrhaphy

104
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-rrhea

A

flow

discharge

105
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-scopy

A

visual examination

106
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-tocia

A

labor

birth

107
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-version

108
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AB

109
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AI

A

Artifical insemination

110
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C-Sect

A

Cesarean section (C-Section)

111
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DES

A

Diethylstillbestrol

112
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GU

A

Genitourinary

113
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Gyn

A

Gynecology

114
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OB

A

Obstetsics

115
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PG

116
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SC

A

Scrotal circumference

117
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OHE

A

Spay (OVH)

118
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SF (F/S)

A

Spayed female

119
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NM (M/N)

A

Neutered male

120
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CM

A

Castrated male

121
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FSH

A

Follicle-stimulating hormone

122
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LH

A

Luteinizing hormone

123
Q

ad. lib.

A

As desired

124
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prn

125
Q

qn

A

Every night

126
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qh

A

Every hour

127
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qd

128
Q

SID

A

once daily

q24h

129
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BID

A

Twice daily

q12h

130
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TID

A

Three times daily

q8h

131
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QID

A

Four times daily

q6h

132
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EOD

A

Every other day

133
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acrosome

A

contains enzymes that allow the sperm to penetrate the ovum

134
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flagellum

A

tail of sperm

135
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seminiferous tubules

A

channels in the testes in which sperm are produced

136
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vas deferens

A

carries sperm toward urethra

137
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seminal vesticles

A

nourish sperm and add volume to semen

138
Q

bulbourethral gland

A

secrete a thick mucus that acts as lubricant for sperm

139
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glans penis

A

distal part of penis

140
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prepuce

A

skin and hair around the penis

retractable fold of skin covering the glans penis

141
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castration

A

remove the testes of
emasculate
geld
remove the ovaries of

142
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azoospermia

A

lack of sperm in semen

143
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electroejaculation

A

method used to collect semen

144
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paraphimosis

A

Inability to retract penis due to its swollen state

Due to the constriction of the preputial orifice

145
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priapism

A

persistant erection of the penis due to injury or disease

146
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scrotal hydrocele

A

collection of fluid in the scrotum

147
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scrotal ablation

A

removal of the scrotum

148
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phimosis

A

Constriction of the orifice of the prepuce preventing it from drawing back over the glans penis

149
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perimetrium

A

outer layer of uterus

150
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myometrium

A

muscle layer of uterus

151
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endometrium

A

inside layer of the uterus

152
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perineum

A

between anus and vulva (female)

between anus and scrotum (male)

153
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mammary glands

mammae

A

milk producing glands

nipples

154
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estrous cycle

A

“heat cycle”

occurs at the onset of puberty

155
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graafian follicle

A

fluid-filled structure in the mammalian ovary within which the ovum develops before ovulation

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