Chapter 8 Defs Flashcards by Caroline Ippolito

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amni/o

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amnion (amniotic sac)

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a-, an-

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without, not

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-al, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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andr/o

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male

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NAME?

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beginning

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balan/o

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glans penis

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NAME?

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hernia; swelling

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

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colp/o, vagin/o

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vagina

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NAME?

A

pregnancy

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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NAME?

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excision, removal

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episi/o, vulv/o

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vulva

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galact/o, lact/o

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milk

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NAME?

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forming, producing, origin

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gonad/o

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gonads, sex glands

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NAME?

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pregnant woman

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hyster/o, uter/o

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uterus (womb)

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NAME?

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condition

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NAME?

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specialist

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NAME?

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inflammation

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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NAME?

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stone, calculus

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NAME?

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specialist in the study of

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NAME?

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study of

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast

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NAME?

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enlargement

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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metr/o

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uterus (womb); measure

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muc/o

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mucus

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nat/o

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birth

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neo-

A

new

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NAME?

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resembling

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olig/o

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scanty

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NAME?

A

tumor

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oophor/o, ovari/o

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ovary

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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o

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testis (plural, testes)

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NAME?

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to bear (offspring)

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path/o

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disease

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NAME?

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disease

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perine/o

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perineum

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NAME?

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fixation (of an organ)

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-plasia, -plasm

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formation, growth

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NAME?

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surgical repair

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post-

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after; behind

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pre-

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before; in front of

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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NAME?

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prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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NAME?

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suture

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NAME?

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discharge, flow

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salping/o

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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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NAME?

A

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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NAME?

A

instrument for examining

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NAME?

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

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spermat/o, sperm/i, sperm/o

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spermatozoa, sperm cells

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NAME?

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childbirth, labor

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NAME?

A

instrument to cut

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NAME?

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incision

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NAME?

A

urine

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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vessel; vas deferens; duct

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NAME?

A

turning