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Medterm44705/2

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Definition
an/o   anus  
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append/o   appendix  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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cec/o   cecum  
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celi/o   belly, abdomen  
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cheil/o   lip  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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col/o   colon, large intestine  
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colon/o   colon  
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dent/i   tooth  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   intestines, usually small intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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faci/o   face  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ile/o   ileum  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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labi/o   lip  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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mandibul/o   lower jaw, mandible  
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odont/o   tooth  
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or/o   mouth  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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pharyng/o   throat  
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proct/o   anus, rectum  
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pylor/o   pyloric sphincter  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sialaden/o   salivary glad  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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amyl/o   starch  
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bil/i   gall, bile  
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bilirubin/o   bilirubin (bile pigment)  
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chol/e   gall, bile  
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chlorhydr/o   hydrochloric acid  
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gluc/o   sugar  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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glycogen/o   glycogen, animal starch  
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lip/o   fat, lipid  
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lith/o   stone  
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prote/o   protein  
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sial/o   saliva, salivary  
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steat/o   fat  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-chezia   defecatin, elimination of wastes  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-pradial   meal  
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-ectasis   stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening  
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-ectasia   stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening  
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-lysis   destruction, breakdown, separation  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   drooping, sagging, protruding  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction of muscles  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling  
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-stenosis   tightening, stricture, narrowing  
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-tresia   opening  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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cec/o   cecum, first part of colon  
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celi/o   belly, abdomen  
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cheil/o   lip  
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chol/o   bile, gall  
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cholangi/o   bile, vessel  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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col/o   colon, large intestine  
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colon/o   colon, large intestine  
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dent/i   tooth  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   intestines, usually small intestines  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastro/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gluc/o   glucose, sugar  
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glyc/o   glucose, sugar  
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hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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ile/o   ileum  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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labi/o   lip  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lip/o   fat lipid  
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lith/o   stone calculus  
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odont/o   tooth  
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or/o   mouth  
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palat/o   palate, roof of the mouth  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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proct/o   anus and rectum  
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pylor/o   pylorus, pyloric sphincter  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sialaden/o   salivary gland  
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splen/o   spleen  
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steat/o   fat sebum  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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cali/o   calyx  
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calic/o   calyx  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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meat/o   meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney  
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trigon/o   trigone, region of the bladder  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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vesic/o   urinary bladder  
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albumin/o   albumin, a protein in the blood  
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azot/o   nitrogen  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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dips/o   thirst  
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kal/o   potassium  
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ket/o   ketone bodies  
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keton/o   ketone bodies  
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lith/o   stone  
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natr/o   sodium  
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noct/o   night  
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olig/o   scanty  
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-poietin   substance that forms  
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py/o   pus  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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ur/o   urine (urea)  
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urin/o   urine  
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-uria   urination, urine condition  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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ARF   acute renal failure  
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BILI   bilirubin  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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CAPD   continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis  
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Cath   catheter, catheterization  
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CCPD   continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis  
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CKD   chronic kidney disease-a condition during which serum creatinine and BUN levels rise, which may result in impairment of all body systems  
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Cl-   chloride-an electrolyte excreted by the kidney  
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CRCL   creatinine clearance; also seen as CrCl and CLcr  
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CRF   chronic renal failure-progressive loss of kidney function  
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C   culture and sensitivity testing-to determine antibiotic effectiveness against bacteria grown from a patient's urine specimen  
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cysto   cystoscopic examination  
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ESRD   end-stage renal disease  
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ESWL   extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy  
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GFR   glomerular filtration rate  
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HCO3-   hicarbonate-an electrolyte conserved by the kidney  
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HD   hemodialysis  
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IC   interstitial cystitis-chronic inflammation of the bladder wall  
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K+   potassium  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, and bladder  
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Na+   sodium  
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PD   peritoneal dialysis  
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pH   potential hydrogen  
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PKD   polycystic kidney disease  
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PKU   phenylketonuria  
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PUL   percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy  
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RP   retrograde pyelogram  
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sp gr   specific gravity  
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UA   urinalysis  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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VCUG   voiding cystouretherogram  
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amni/o   amnion  
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cervic/o   cervix, neck  
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chori/o   chorion  
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chorion/o   chorion  
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colp/o   vagina  
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culd/o   cul-de-sac  
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episi/o   vulva  
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galact/o   milk  
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gynec/o   women, female  
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hyster/o   uterus, womb  
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lact/o   milk  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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metr/o   uterus  
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metri/o   uterus  
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my/o   muscle, muscle tumor  
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myom/o   muscle, muscle tumor  
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nat/i   birth  
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obstetr/o   pregnancy and childbirth  
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o/o   egg  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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ov/o   egg  
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ovari/o   ovary  
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ovul/o   egg  
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perine/o   perineum  
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phor/o   to bear  
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salping/o   fallopian tubes  
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uter/o   uterus  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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-arche   beginning  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-gravida   pregnant  
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-parous   bearing, bringing forth  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-salpinx   fallopian(uterine) tube  
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-tocia   labor, birth  
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-version   act of turning  
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dys-   painful  
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endo-   within  
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in-   in  
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intra-   within  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   no, not, none  
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pre-   before  
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primi-   first  
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retro-   backward  
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