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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
amni/o   amnion  
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bartholin/o   Bartholin gland  
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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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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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infra-   under  
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tomy-   to cut  
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ectomy-   remove  
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stomy-   new opening  
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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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ovary/o   ovary  
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ovul/o   egg  
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perinue/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  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-salpinx   fallopian 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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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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ovum   ova  
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carcinoma of the cervix   malignant cells within the cervix  
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cervicitis   inflammation of the cervix  
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endometriosis   endometrial tissue located outside the uterus  
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fibroids   benign tumors in the uterus  
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ovarian carcinoma   malignant tumor of the ovary  
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ovarian cysts   collections of fluid within sacs  
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pelvic inflammatory disease   inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region  
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gonorrhea   gonococcal bacteria  
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chlamydial infection   chlamydial bacteria  
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syphilis   spirochete bacteria  
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genital herpes   herpes simplex virus - HSV  
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HPV infection and genital warts   human papillomavirus  
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carcinoma of the breast   malignant tumor of the breast  
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fibrocystic breast disease   numerous small sacs of fluid surrounded by dense strands of fibrous tissue in the breast  
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ectopic placentae   implantation of the fertilized egg in any site other than the normal uterine location  
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abruption placentae   premature separation of the normally implanted placenta  
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multiple gestations   more than one fetus inside the uterus  
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placenta previa   implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the uterus  
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preeclampsia   abnormal condition associated with pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria, edema, and headache  
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down syndrome   chromosomal abnormality  
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erythroblastosis fetalis   hemolytic disease in the newborn caused by a blood group incompatibility between the mother and the fetus  
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hyaloine membrane disease   acute lung disease commonly seen in the premature newborn  
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