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1
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cervix

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neck; lower part of uterus

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cervic-

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neck

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cervic-al

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pertaining to cervix

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clitoris

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erectile organ of the vulva

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-gen

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produce

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estr/o-

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woman

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estr/o-gen

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generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics

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fornix

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a vault; arched shaped, blind ended part of vagina behind and around cervix

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gynec/o-

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woman, female

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gynec/o-logy

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medical specialty of diseases of female reproductive tract

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gynec/o-logist

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specialist in gynecology

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gynec/o-log-ic

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pertaining to gynecology

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hymen

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membrane; thin membrane partly occluding vaginal orifice

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labium

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lip; fold of vulva

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majus

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greater; bigger, greater (labia majora)

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minus

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smaller; smaller, lesser (labia minora)

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mons pubis

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mountain, pubic bone; fleshy pad w pubic hair, overlying public bone

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obstetr-

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midwifery

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-ician

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expert, specialist

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obstetr-ician

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medical specialist in obstetrics

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ovary

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egg; one of the paired female reproductive glands

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ovari-

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ovary

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ovari-an

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pertaining to ovaries

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-one

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hormone, chemical substance

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-er-

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agent, one who does

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pro-

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before

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-gest-

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pregnancy

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pro-gest-er-one

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hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy

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vagina

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sheath; female genital canal extending from uterus to vulva

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vagin-all

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pertaining to vagina

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vulv-

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vulva

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-ar

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pertaining to

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vulv-a

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a wrapper or covering; female external genitalia

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vulv-ar

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pertaining to vulva

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-ia

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condition

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dys-

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painful

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-pareun-

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lying beside, sexual intercourse

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dys-pareun-ia

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pain during sexual intercourse

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tampon

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plug; plug or pack in cavity to absorb or stop bleeding

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toxin

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poison; poisonous substance formed by cell or organism

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tox-

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poison

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-ic

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pertaining to

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tox-ic

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pertaining to a toxin

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-osis

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condition

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vagin-

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vagina

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-itis

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inflammation

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vagin-osis

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disease of the vagina

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vagin-itis

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inflammation of vagina

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-ectomy

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surgical excision

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vestibul-

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entrance

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vestibul-ectomy

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surgical excision of vulva

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-dynia

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pain

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vulv/o-

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vulva

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vulv/o-dynia

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chronic vulvar pain

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vulv/o-vagin-al

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pertaining to vulva and vagina

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vulv/o-vagin-itis

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inflammation of vulva and vagina

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fallopian tubes

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uterine tubes connected to fondus of uterus

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menses

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month; monthly uterine bleeding

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menstru-ation

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same as menses

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menstru-

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menses

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menstru-ate

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act of menstruation

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menstru-al

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pertaining to menstruation

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ovum

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egg

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corpus

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body

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luteum

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yellow

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corpus luteum

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yellow structure formed at site of ruptured ovarian follicle

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-um

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tissue

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endo-

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within, inside

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-metr/i-

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uterus

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-al

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pertaining to

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endo-metr/i-um

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inner lining of uterus

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endo-metr/i-al

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pertaining to inner lining of uterus

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fimbria

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fringe; fringe-like structure

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fundus

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bottom; upper rounded top of the uterus above the openings of the fallopian tubes

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in-

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in

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-volut-

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shrink

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in-volut-ion

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decrease in size

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-arche

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beginning

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men-

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month

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men-arche

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first menstrual period

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my/o-metr/i-um

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muscle wall of uterus

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os

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mouth; opening into canal (cervix)

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pub-arche

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onset of development of pubic and axillary hair

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thel-

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breast, nipple

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thel-arche

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onset of breast development

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uterus

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womb; organ in which an egg develops into fetus

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uter-ine

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pertaining to uterus

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uterine (fallopian) tubes

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tubes connected from uterus to abdominal cavity. carry ovum from ovary to uterus

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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a-men/o-rrhea

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absence or abnormal cessation of menstrual flow

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dys-men/o-rrhea

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painful and difficult menstruation

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-pause

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cessation

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93
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men/o-pause

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permanent ending of menstrual periods

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men/o-paus-al

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pertaining to menopause

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poly-cyst-ic

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composed of many cysts

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pre-

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before

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pre-menstru-al

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pertaining to time immediately before the menses

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primary

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first; disease or symptom, after which others may occur as complications

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secondary

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following or second; diseases or symptoms following a primary disease or symptom

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ante-

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forward

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-vers-

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turn

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ante-vers-ion

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forward displacement or tilting of structure (uterus)

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cyst/o-

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bladder

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-cele

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hernia

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cyst/o-cele

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hernia of bladder into anterior wall of vagina

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106
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endo-metr/i-osis

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endometrial tissue that functions outside the uterus

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fibr-

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fiber

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fibr-oid

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uterine tumor resembling fibrous tissue

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fibr/o-my-oma

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benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle and containing fibrous tissue

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lei/o-

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smooth

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lei/o-my-oma

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benign neoplasm derived from smooth muscle

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-rrhagia

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flow, discharge

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men/o-rrhagia

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excessive menstrual bleeding

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metr/o-rrhagia

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irregular uterine bleeding between menses

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my-oma

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benign tumor of muscle

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116
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poly-men/o-rrhea

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more than normal frequency of menses

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rect/o-cele

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hernia of rectum into vagina

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retro-

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backward

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turn

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retro-vers-ion

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tipping backward of uterus

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salping-

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tube

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122
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salping-itis

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inflammation of uterine (fallopian) tube

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cancer

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crab; general term for a malignant neoplasm

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cancer-ous

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pertaining to malignant neoplasm

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dys-function-al

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difficulty in performing

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dys-plas-ia

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abnormal tissue formation

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dys-plas-tic

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pertaining to or showing abnormal tissue formation

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coitus

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come together; sexual intercourse

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post-

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after

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-coit-

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sexual intercourse

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post-coit-al

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after sexual intercourse

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contra-

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against

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-cept-

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receive

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134
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contra-cept-ion

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prevention of pregnancy

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135
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contra-cept-ive

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agent that prevents conception

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136
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diaphragm

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partition or wall; ring and dome shaped material inserted into the vagina to prevent pregnancy

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137
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in-semin-ation

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intro of semen into vagina

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138
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in-semin-ate

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intro semen into vagina

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139
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vitro

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glass

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140
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in vitro fertil-ization

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process of combining sperm and egg in lab dish and placing resulting embryos inside the uterus

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pro-gest-in

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synthetic form of progesterone

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142
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bi-opsy

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removal of living tissue for lab examination

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colp/o-

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vagina

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colp/o-scopy

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exam of vagina and cervix w endocope

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colp/o-scope

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endoscope to view the vagina the cervix

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coniz-

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cone

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coniz-ation

A

surgical excision of cone shaped piece of tissue

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cry/o-surg-ery

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use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas to freeze and kill tissue

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149
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curette

A

cleanse; instrument w sharpened edges for scraping

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150
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curett-

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to cleanse

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151
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curett-age

A

scraping of interior of a cavity

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152
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dilation

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to spread out; artificial enlargement of an opening or hollow structure

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153
Q

excis-

A

cut out

154
Q

excis-ion

A

surgical removal of part or all of a structure

155
Q

hyster/o-

A

uterus

156
Q

-salping/o-

A

uterine tube

157
Q

hyster/o-salping/o-gram

A

radiograph of uterus and uterine tubes after injection of contrast material

158
Q

hyster/o-scope

A

endoscope to visually examine the uterine cavity

159
Q

hyster/o-scopy

A

visual examination of uterine cavity

160
Q

lapar/o-

A

abdomen

161
Q

lapar/o-scope

A

endoscope to view the contents of the abdomen

162
Q

lapar/o-scopy

A

endoscopic exam of contents of abdomen

163
Q

palpate

A

to touch; to examine w fingers and hands

164
Q

palpat-

A

touch, stroke

165
Q

palpat-ion

A

exam using the fingers and hands

166
Q

post-coit-al

A

after sexual intercourse

167
Q

hyster/o-scopy

A

visual inspection of the uterine cavity using an endoscope

168
Q

cyt/o-logist

A

specialist in the study of the anatomy, physio, and pathology of the cell

169
Q

immuno/o-suppress-ion

A

suppression of immune response by an outside agent, such as a drug

170
Q

pap test

A

exam of cells taken from cervix

171
Q

swab

A

to sweep; wad of cotton used to remove or apply something from/to a surface

172
Q

ultra-

A

higher

173
Q

-sound

A

noise

174
Q

ultra-sound

A

very high frequency sound waves

175
Q

ab-

A

away from

176
Q

-lat-

A

to take

177
Q

ab-lat-ion

A

removal of tissue to destroy its function

178
Q

agonist

A

contest; agent that combines w receptors on cells to initiate drug actions

179
Q

colp/o-pexy

A

surgical fixation of vagina

180
Q

colp/o-rrhaphy

A

suture of a rupture of vagina

181
Q

curett-

A

to cleanse

182
Q

curett-age

A

scraping of interior of a cavity

183
Q

estr/o-gen

A

generic term for hormones that stimulate secondary sex characteristics

184
Q

estr/i-ol

A

one of the three main estrogens

185
Q

estr/i-

A

woman

186
Q

hyster-ectomy

A

surgical removal of uterus

187
Q

-semin-

A

scatter seed

188
Q

in-semin-ation

A

intro of semen into vagina

189
Q

in-semin-ate

A

to intro semen into vagina

190
Q

in vitro fertil-ization

A

process of combining sperm and egg in a lab dish and placing the resulting embryos inside uterus

191
Q

my-om-ectomy

A

surgical removal of fibroid

192
Q

oophor-

A

ovary

193
Q

oophor-ectomy

A

surgical removal of ovaries

194
Q

salping-ectomy

A

surgical removal of uterine tubes

195
Q

-diol

A

chemical name

196
Q

estra-diol

A

most potent natural estrogen

197
Q

pessary

A

oval stone; appliance inserted into vagina to support uterus

198
Q

syn-

A

together

199
Q

-thet-

A

arrange

200
Q

syn-thet-ic

A

built up or put together from simpler compounds

201
Q

trans-

A

across

202
Q

-derm-

A

skin

203
Q

tran-derm-al

A

going across or through the skin

204
Q

vestibul-

A

entrance

205
Q

vestibul-ectomy

A

surgical excision of vulva

206
Q

blast/o-

A

germ or immature cell

207
Q

-cyst

A

cyst, bladder

208
Q

blast/o-cyst

A

first 2 weeks of developing embryo

209
Q

embryo

A

a young one; developing organism from conception until the end of second month

210
Q

embryon-

A

embryo

211
Q

embryon-ic

A

pertaining to embryo

212
Q

fertilize

A

make fruitful; penetration of oocyte (ovum) by sperm

213
Q

fertiliz-

A

make fruitful

214
Q

fertiliz-ation

A

union of male sperm and a female egg

215
Q

fetus

A

offspring; human organism from the end of 8th wk after conception to birth

216
Q

fet-

A

fetus

217
Q

fet-al

A

pertaining to fetus

218
Q

im-

A

in

219
Q

-plant-

A

to plant, insert

220
Q

im-plant-ation

A

attachment of fertilized egg to endometrium

221
Q

placenta

A

a cake; organ that allows metabolic exchange between mother and fetus

222
Q

zygote

A

joined together; cell resulting from union of sperm and egg

223
Q

chorion

A

membrane; fetal membrane that forms the placenta

224
Q

chorion-

A

chorion

225
Q

chorion-ic

A

pertaining to chorion

226
Q

chorion-ic villus

A

shaggy hair; vascular process of embryonic chorion to form the placenta

227
Q

conception

A

something received; fertilization of the egg by sperm to form a zygote

228
Q

amnion

A

membrane around fetus; contains amniotic fluid

229
Q

amni/o-

A

amnion, fetal membrane

230
Q

amni/o-tic

A

pertaining to amnion

231
Q

ectop-

A

on the outside, displaced

232
Q

ectop-ic

A

out of place, not in a normal position

233
Q

gestat-

A

pregnancy

234
Q

gestat-ion

A

from conception to birth

235
Q

gestat-ion-al

A

pertaining to gestation

236
Q

lanugo

A

wool; fine, soft hair on the fetal body

237
Q

oligo-

A

scanty, too little

238
Q

-hydr-

A

water

239
Q

-amnios-

A

amnion

240
Q

oligo-hydr-amnios

A

too little amniotic fluid

241
Q

poly-

A

many, excessive

242
Q

poly-hydr-amnios

A

too much amniotic fluid

243
Q

pre-

A

before

244
Q

-eclamps-

A

shining forth

245
Q

pre-eclamps-ia

A

hypertensions, edema, and proteinuria during pregnancy

246
Q

pre-

A

before

247
Q

-term

A

limit, end

248
Q

pre-term

A

baby delivered before 37 wks of gestation

249
Q

trimester

A

3 months duration; one third of length of full term pregnancy

250
Q

vernix

A

varnish

251
Q

caseosa

A

cheese

252
Q

vernix caseosa

A

cheesy substance covering the skin of the fetus

253
Q

auto-

A

self

254
Q

-lysis

A

destruction

255
Q

auto-lysis

A

destruction of cells by enzymes w in the cells

256
Q

dilat-

A

open out

257
Q

dilat-ion

A

stretching or enlarging an opening

258
Q

-ment

A

resulting state

259
Q

efface-

A

wipe out

260
Q

efface-ment

A

thinning of cervix in relation to labor

261
Q

-tomy

A

surgical incision

262
Q

episi/o-

A

vulva

263
Q

episi/o-tomy

A

surgical incision of vulva

264
Q

gravid

A

pregnant

265
Q

gravida

A

pregnant woman

266
Q

hyper-

A

excessive

267
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

268
Q

hyper-emesis

A

excessive vomiting

269
Q

labor

A

toil, suffering; process of expulsion of the fetus

270
Q

lochia

A

relating to childbirth; vaginal discharge following childbirth

271
Q

para

A

to bring forth

272
Q

multi-para

A

woman who has given birth to two or more children

273
Q

neo-

A

new

274
Q

-nate

A

born

275
Q

neo-nate

A

newborn infant

276
Q

neo-nat-al

A

pertaining to newborn infant or newborn period

277
Q

peri-

A

around

278
Q

-nat-

A

birth

279
Q

peri-nat-al

A

around the time of birth

280
Q

-partum

A

childbirth, to bring forth

281
Q

post-partum

A

after childbirth

282
Q

primi-

A

first

283
Q

-gravida

A

pregnancy

284
Q

primi-gravida

A

a woman in her first pregnancy

285
Q

-para

A

to bring forth

286
Q

primi-para

A

woman giving birth for the first time

287
Q

puer-

A

child

288
Q

-perineum

A

a bringing forth

289
Q

puer-perium

A

6 wk period after birth in which uterus involutes

290
Q

terat/o-

A

monster, malformed fetus

291
Q

terat/o-gen

A

agent that produces fetal deformities

292
Q

terat/o-gen-esis

A

process involved in producing fetal deformities

293
Q

abort-

A

fail at onset

294
Q

abort-ion

A

spontaneous or induced expulsion of the embryo or fetus from uterus at 20 wks or less

295
Q

breech

A

trousers; buttocks first presentation presentation of the fetus at delivery

296
Q

cesarean (c) section

A

extraction of the fetus through an incision in the abdomen and uterine wall

297
Q

kern-

A

nucleus

298
Q

-icterus

A

jaundice

299
Q

kern-icterus

A

bilirubin staining of basal nuclei of the brain

300
Q

meconium

A

a little poppy; first bowel movement of the newborn

301
Q

nuchal

A

the back (nape) of the neck

302
Q

nuchal cord

A

loops of umbilical cord around the fetal neck

303
Q

abruptio

A

to break off

304
Q

placenta abruptio

A

premature detachment of placenta

305
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

306
Q

-via

A

the way

307
Q

placenta pre-via

A

condition in which the placenta is positioned between the fetus and the cervix

308
Q

post-

A

after

309
Q

-mature

A

ripe, ready

310
Q

post-mature

A

infant born after 42 weeks of gestation

311
Q

post-matur-ity

A

condition of being postmature

312
Q

pre-mature

A

occurring before the expected time

313
Q

pre-matur-ity

A

condition of being premature

314
Q

surface

A

active agent

315
Q

surfactant

A

protein and fat compound that creates surface tension to hold the lung alveolar walls apart

316
Q

vertex

A

whorl; topmost point of the vault of the skull

317
Q

-centesis

A

puncture

318
Q

amni/o-

A

amnion

319
Q

amni/o-centesis

A

removal of amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes

320
Q

villus

A

shaggy hair

321
Q

chorionic villus

A

vascular process of embryonic chorion to form placenta

322
Q

-gnos-

A

recognize an abnormal condition

323
Q

dia-gnos-stic

A

pertaining to establishing the cause of disease

324
Q

forceps

A

pair of tongs

325
Q

extraction

A

to draw out

326
Q

forceps extraction

A

assisted delivery of baby by an instrument that grasps the head of baby

327
Q

gonad/o-tropin

A

hormone capable of promoting gonad function

328
Q

matern-

A

mother

329
Q

matern-al

A

pertaining to, or derived from the mother

330
Q

neur-al

A

pertaining to any structure composed of nerve cells

331
Q

neur-al tube

A

embryologic tubelike structure that forms the brain and spinal cord

332
Q

screen

A

screne; test to determine the presence or absence of disease

333
Q

screen-

A

system for separating

334
Q

trans-

A

across, through

335
Q

-luc-

A

light

336
Q

trans-luc-ent

A

allowing light to pass through

337
Q

apo-

A

separation from

338
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

339
Q

apo-ptosis

A

programmed normal cell death

340
Q

areola

A

small area; circular reddish area surrounding the nipple

341
Q

areol-

A

areolar

342
Q

areol-ar

A

pertaining to the areola

343
Q

colostrum

A

foremilk; first breast secretion at end of pregnancy

344
Q

-volut-

A

roll up, shrink

345
Q

in-volut-ion

A

decrease in size

346
Q

lact-

A

milk

347
Q

lact-ation

A

production of milk

348
Q

lact-ate

A

to produce milk

349
Q

-ifer-

A

to bear, carry

350
Q

lact-ifer-ous

A

pertaining to or yielding milk

351
Q

mamm-

A

breast

352
Q

mamm-ary

A

pertaining to lactating breast

353
Q

nipple

A

small nose; projection from breast into which lactiferous ducts open

354
Q

-toc-

A

labor

355
Q

oxy-toc-in

A

pituitary hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract

356
Q

pro-lact-in

A

pituitary hormone that stimulates the production of milk

357
Q

anti-ne/o-plas-tic

A

pertaining to the prevention of the growth and spread of cancer cells

358
Q

fibr/o-aden-oma

A

benign tumor containing much fibrous tissue

359
Q

fibr/o-cyst-ic disease

A

benign breast disease w multiple tiny lumps and cysts

360
Q

galact/o-rrhea

A

abnormal flow of milk from breasts

361
Q

gene

A

origin, birth; functional segment of DNA molecule

362
Q

genet-

A

origin

363
Q

-ics

A

knowledge

364
Q

genet-ics

A

science of inheritance of characteristics

365
Q

genet-ic-ist

A

specialist in genetics

366
Q

gynec/o-

A

female

367
Q

-mast-

A

breast

368
Q

gynec/o-mast-ia

A

enlargement of breast

369
Q

lump-

A

piece

370
Q

lump-ectomy

A

removal of lesion w preservation of surrounding tissue

371
Q

mamm/o-gram

A

record produced by x ray imaging of the breast

372
Q

mamm/o-graphy

A

process of x ray exam of breast

373
Q

-algia

A

pain

374
Q

mast-algia

A

pain in breast

375
Q

mast-ectomy

A

surgical excision of breast

376
Q

mast-itis

A

inflammation of breast

377
Q

paget disease

A

scaling, crusting lesion of nipple, often associated w an underlying cancer of breast

378
Q

stere/o-

A

three dimensional

379
Q

-tact-

A

orderly arrangement

380
Q

stere/o-tact-ic

A

precise three dimensional method to locate a lesion

381
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Medical Terminolgy (24 decks)

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