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AB   Abortion  
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Abdomen   Lapar/o  
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Above normal condition   -iasis -osis -ar -al -ary  
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above   hyper- epi- super- supra-  
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act of turning   version  
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AIDS   Aquired Immune Defiency Syndrome  
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Albinism   albin/o  
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albino\o   white  
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Albumin   albumin/o  
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albumin/o   albumin protein  
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-algia   pain  
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amni/o   amnion sac  
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amnion sac   amni/o  
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an-   without not  
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andro   male pertaining to the male  
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anthrac/o   black  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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around   Peri-  
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attraction to   phil/o  
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bad   mal-  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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beginning   -arche  
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beside   Para-  
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Beside/next to   Juxta-  
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between   inter-  
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black   melan/o  
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bladder   cyst/o vesic/o  
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blood   hemat-  
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blue   cyan/o  
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BNO   Bladder Neck Obstruction  
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Breakdown of   -lysis  
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breast   mamm/o mast/o  
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bursting forth   -rrhage -rrhagia  
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C   Culture and Sensivity  
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calic/o   Calyx  
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calyx   cali/o calic/o  
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-cele   hernia swelling  
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cell   cyt/o -cyte  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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cervic/o   neck  
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cervix   cervic/o  
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childbirth/ labour   -tocia  
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chlor/o   green  
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-clasis   to break surgical puncture  
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condition of   -esis -ia -ism  
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crushing of   -tripsy  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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CS   Cersarian Section  
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CWP   Childbirth without pain  
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cyan/o   blue  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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cyt/o   cell  
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D   Dilation and Curettage  
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deficiency of   hypo-  
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-desis   binding fixation  
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destruction of   -lysis  
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dilation of   -ectasis  
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discharge of   -rrhea  
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disease   Path/o -pathy  
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DUB   Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding  
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DX   Diagnosis  
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eating   Phag/o -phage -phagia  
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-ectasis   dilation expansion stretching out  
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-ectomy   excision surgical removal  
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ED   Execitile dysfunction  
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egg   ov/i ov/o  
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eight   octa octo  
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endo-   in within  
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enlargement   mega- megal/o -megaly  
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enlargement of   -megaly  
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eosin/o   dawn (rose-coloured)  
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epi-   above up upon  
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episi/o   vulva  
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excessive   hyper-  
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fallopian tube   salping/o -salpinx  
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fear of   -phobia  
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FECG   Fetal Electrocardiogram  
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FECP   Fetal Elextrocardiogram  
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female   gyn/o gynec/o  
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first   primi-  
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fissure of   -spadias schisis  
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five   quinti penta-  
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fixation of   -pexy -desis  
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four   quadra quadri-  
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FTND   Full Term Normal Delivery  
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FTT   Failure To Thrive  
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fungus   mic/o  
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galact/o   milk  
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-genesis   forming producing origin  
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glans penis   balan/o  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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glomerulus   glomerul/o  
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gram   recording writing x-ray  
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-gravida   pregnant woman  
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green   chlor/o  
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GU   Genitournary  
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GYN   Gynecology  
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gynec/o   woman female  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hidden   cript/o  
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HRT   Hormone Replacement Treatment  
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HSV   Herpes Simplex virus  
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hyper   above normal excessive  
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hypo   under below deficient  
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hyster/o   uterus (womb)  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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idi/o   unknown peciular  
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incision of   -tomy  
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inflammation of   -itis  
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instrument to view   -scope  
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inter-   between  
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-ism   condition of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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IVP   Intravenous Pyelogram  
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juxta   beside next to  
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K   potassium  
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kidney   nephr/o ren/o  
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labi/o   lip  
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labia   labi/o  
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labour   -tocia  
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lacti-   milk  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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LBW   low birth weight  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip   labi/o  
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lith/o   stone  
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LMP   Last Menstural Period  
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-lysis   separation destruction loosening  
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mal-   bad poor  
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male   andr/o  
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many, most   mulit/o poly-  
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mast/o   breast  
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measuring of   metr/o -metry  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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melan/o   black  
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metr/o   uterus (womb) measure  
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-metry   the act of measuring  
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milk   glact/o lact/o  
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multi-   many much  
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muscle   muscul/o my/o myos/o  
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my/o   muscle  
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myc/o   fungus  
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Na   sodium  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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night   noct/o  
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nine   nona  
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noct/o   night  
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nutrition of   -trophy  
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OB   Obstetrics  
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olig/o   scanty  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   the study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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one   mono- uni-  
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-oophor   ovary  
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-orchid   testes  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-otomy   incision  
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ov/i   eggs  
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ov/o   eggs  
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pain   -algia  
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PAP   Papanicolaou (test)  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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para-   near beside next to  
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paralysis   -plegia  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease deficiency  
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peri-   around  
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perine/o   perineum  
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Perineum   perine/o  
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Person who specializes in the study of   -ologist  
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pertaining to   -ac -al -ar -ary -ous  
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-phagia   swallowing eating  
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phil-   attraction for  
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phobia   fear  
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plegia   paralysis  
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PMS   Premenstrul syndrome  
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poli-   gray gray matter  
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poly-   many much  
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pregnancy   -cyesis gest/o  
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primi-   first  
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process of view   -scopy  
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process of viewing   -scopy  
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prolapse   -ptosis  
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protein   -globin albumin/o  
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PSA   Prostate-specific antigen  
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ptosis   prolapse downward displacement  
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ptysis   splitting  
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puncture   centesis  
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pus   py/o  
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py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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record of   -gram  
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removal/ excision   -ectomy  
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ren/o   kidney  
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renal pelvis   pyel/o  
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resembling   -oid  
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rose or dawn coloured   eosin/o  
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rrhagia   bursting forth rapid flow  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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rrhea   discharge flow  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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salping/o   falloping tube  
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-salpinx   falloping tube  
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scanty   olig/o  
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-schisis   a splitting cleft fissure  
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-scope   instrument to view  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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seminal vesicles   vesicul/o  
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seven   septi/o  
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SIDS   Sudden Infant Death Syndrome  
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six   hexa  
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spasm   spasm/o  
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splitting   -ptysis schisis  
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STD   Sexually transmitted disease  
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stones   -lith lith/o  
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study of   log/o -logy  
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suturing of   rrhaphy  
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swelling   -cele  
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ten   deca  
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testes   orch/o orchi/o orchid/o  
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three   tri-  
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to bear   -para  
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-tocia   labour/childbirth  
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tripsy-   crushing to crush  
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-trophy   development nourishment  
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tumour   -oma  
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TVH   Total Vaginal Hysterectomy  
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twitching   -spasm  
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two   bas/o di bi  
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unknown   idi/o  
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ur/o   urine  
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URI   Upper Respiratory Infection  
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-uria   urine  
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urine   -uria  
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uter/o   uterus (womb)  
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uterus   uter/o  
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UTI   Urinary Tract Infection  
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Vagin/o   Vagina  
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Vagina   Vagin/o  
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vas deferens   vas/o  
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vas/o   vas deferens  
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VCUG   Voiding cystourethrography  
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VD   Venereal Disease  
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-version   turning  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicle  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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vulva   vulv/o  
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white   abin/o leuk/o  
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within   endo intra en  
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without/absence   a an  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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yellow   xanth/o  
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a an b   without not  
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