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Chapter 6 - Male Reproductive - Words Flashcards

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sperm/i/cide

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agent used to kill sperm

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spermat/o/cid/al

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to kill or destroy

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bacter/i/cid/al

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refers to a solution used to kill bacteria

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circum/cise

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to cut off the prepuce of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female)

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blast/o/cyst

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immature cell

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spermat/o/cyst

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sac containing sperm

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hydr/o/cyst

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sac or bladder filled with watery fluid

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orchid/o/dynia

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pain in the testes

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crypt/orchid/ism

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condition where the testicles do not descent

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nephr/o/pexy

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surgical fixation of a floating kidney

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nephr/o/ptosis

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prolapsed kidney

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cyst/o/ptosis

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prolapse of the bladder

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ureter/o/ptosis

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prolapse of the ureter

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orchid/o/ptosis

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prolapse of the testes

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vas/o/stomy

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making a new opening in vas deferens

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albumin/uria

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presence of albumin in the urine

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glycos/uria, glucos/uria

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glucose in the urine

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hemat/uria

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blood in the urine

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keton/uria

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ketones in the urine

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noct/uria

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having to urinate frequently at night

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poly/uria

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frequent urination

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dys/uria

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painful or difficult urination

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an/uria

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lack of urine formation

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olig/uria

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abnormally low production of urine

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circum/cis/ion

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to cut around, a surgical procedure for removal of the foreskin of the penis

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respiratry ex/pir/a/tion

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expelling air out of the body

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dermal excretion

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sweating

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urinary excretion

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expelling urine out of the body

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urinary incontinence

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inability to control urination

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in/spir/a/tion

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breathing in

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in/compet/ency

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occurs when an organ is not able to perform its function

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incurable

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not able to cure

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inclusion

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condition of being enclosed

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polycystic

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having or involving more than one cyst

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trans/urethr/al

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passing through or performed by way of the urethra

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trans/position

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when an organ develops on the wrong side

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cardiac trans/position

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heart that develops more on the right side of the body

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balan/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the glans penis

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balan/o/rrhea

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abnormal fischarge from the glans penis

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crypt/ic

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adjective form, hidden meaning

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cyst/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the bladder

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cyst/o/tomy

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incision into the bladder

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cyst/ectomy

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excision of the bladder

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cyst/o/scopy

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process of looking inside the bladder

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cyst/o/cele

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bladder herniation into the vagina

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cyst/o/rrhagia

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hemorrhage from the bladder

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cyst/o/rrhea

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flowing from the bladder

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cyst/o/rrhaphy

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suture of a wound, injury, or rupture in the urinary bladder

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epididymal

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of or pertaining to epididymis

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glycosuria

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glucose in the urine

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hem/o/rrhage

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a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels

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hemat/o/phobia

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fear of blood

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hemat/uria

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blood in the urine

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dy/hydr/ation

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taking water from something

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hydr/o/cyst

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sac or bladder filled with watery fluid

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ket/osis

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an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the body

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ket/o/nuria

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ketones in the urine

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nephr/o/logist

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specialist in treating kidney disorders

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nephr/itis

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inflammation of the kidney

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nephr/o/lysis

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destruction of kidney tissue

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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/rraphy

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suturing of a kidney

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pyel/o/nephr/itis

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renal pelvis and kidney inflammation

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pyel/o/nephr/osis

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renal pelvis and kidney condition

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nyctalopia

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reduced visual capacity in faint light

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noct/urnal enuresis

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bedwetting

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orchid/algia

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pain in the testes

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orchid/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the testes

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orchid/o/cele

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herniation of a testicle

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orchid/o/tomy

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incision into a testicle

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orchid/ectomy

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excision of the testicle

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pen/itis

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inflammation of the penis

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pen/o/scrotal

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pertaining to the penis and scrotum

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pen/ile

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pertaining to the penis

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prostat/itis

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inflammation of the prostate gland

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prostat/ic

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pertaining to the prostate

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prostat/o/rrhea

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abnormal discharge from the prostate gland

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prostat/aglia

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prostatic pain

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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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ren/o/gram

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record from x-ray of a kidney

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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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kidney disease

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scrot/al

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of or relating to the scrotum

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spermat/o/genesis

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formation of sperm

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sperm/o/lysis, spermat/o/lysis

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destruction of spermatozoa

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spermat/o/blast, sperm/o/blast

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embryonic male cell

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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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sperm/i/cide

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agent used to kill sperm

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spermat/o/cyst

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bladder or sac containing sperm

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ur/o/logist

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specialist in the urinary system

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ur/o/pathy

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disease of the urinary tract

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ur/o/genital

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pertaining to urinary tract and genitals

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ur/o/stomy

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an opening for the elimination of urine from the body

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diuresis

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increased production of urine to excrete excess water

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ur/o/logy

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the study of urinary tract; a branch of medicine dealing with the urinary or urogenital organs

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ureter/o/rrhagia

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hemorrhage of the ureter

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ureter/o/rrhaphy

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suturing of the ureter

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ureter/o/pyel/o/plasty

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ureter and renal pelvis plastic surgery

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ureter/o/pyel/itis

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ureter and renal pelvis inflammation

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ureter/o/lith

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stone in the ureter

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urether/o/scopy

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exame of the urethra by means of a urethroscope

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ureter/o/py/osis

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condition of ureter involving pus

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ureter/itis

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inflammation of the ureter

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ureter/o/cyst/o/stomy

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making a new opening between ureter and bladder

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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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urethr/itis

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inflammation of the urethra

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urethr/o/rect/al

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pertaining to urethra and rectum

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urethr/o/vagin/al

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pertaining to urethra and vagina

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urethr/o/rrhagia

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hemorrhage of the urethra

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trans/urethr/al

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passing through or performed by way of the urethra

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urethr/o/cyst/itis

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inflammation of urethra and bladder

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vas/o/dilation

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enlarging the diameter of a vessel

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vas/o/constriction

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decreasing the diameter of a vessel

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vas/tomy

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incision into the vas deferens

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vas/o/rrhaphy

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suture of the vas deferens

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vas/o/motor

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refers to nerves that control the tone of the blood vessel walls

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vas/o/tripsy

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crushing of the vessel

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vas/al

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pertaining to a vessel

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vas/o/spasm

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spasm of a vessel

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vas/o/stomy

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making a new opening into the vas deferens

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