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general surgery test week 3

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cervic/o   cervix  
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chori/o or chorion/o   chorion  
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copl/o or vagin/o   vagina  
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culd/o   cul-de-sac  
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episi/o or vulv/o   vulva  
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galact/o or lact/o   milk  
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hyster/o or metr/o or metri/o or uter/o   uterus  
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mamm/o or mast/o   breast  
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men/o   menstration  
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oophor/o or ovari/o   ovary  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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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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retro-   backward  
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o/o or ov/o or ovul/o   egg  
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study of a newborn   neonatology  
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hormone that stimulates the uterus to comtract   oxytocin  
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secretion of milk   lactation  
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removal of the entire uterus   total hysterectomy  
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inflammation of the neck of the uterus   cervicitis  
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outer most membrane surrounding the fetus   chorion  
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removal of both fallopian tubes and both ovaries   bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy  
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inflammation of the external female genitalia and vagina   vulvovaginitis  
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needle puncture to remove fluid from cul-de-sac   culdocentesis  
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amenorrhea   no menstral flow  
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dysmenorrhea   painful menstral flow  
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leukorrhea   white discharge  
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metrorrhagia   bleeding from the uterus  
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pysalpinx   pus in fallopian tube  
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dyspareunia   painful sexual intercourse  
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menometorrhagia   heavy bleeding during and between periods  
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oligomenorrhea   scanty menstral flow  
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parturition   giving birth  
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menopause   gradual end of menstral cycle  
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menarche   beginning of the 1st menstral cycle  
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ovulation   release of the ovum from the ovary into the fallopian tube  
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gestation   pregnancy  
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anovulatory   no ovulation  
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dialation   widening  
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nulliparous   woman who has never given birth  
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ooporitis   inflammation of the ovaries  
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cervicitis   inflammation of the cervix; usually due to chlamydia  
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cis   carcinoma insitu  
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cx   cervix  
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primip   primipara  
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ob   obsterics  
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condition of female breasts in a male   gynecomastia  
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tube above each testis; carries and stores sperm   epididymis  
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tube carrying sperm fromt he epididymis toward the urethra   vas deferens  
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pair of sacs; secrete fluid into ejaculatory ducts   seminal vesicles  
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castration   orchiectomy  
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semen analysis   test of fertility  
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ejaculation   ejection of sperm and fluid from thr urethra  
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purulent   pus-filled  
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vasectomy   removal of a piece of vas deferens  
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circumcision   removal of the prepuce  
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ligation   to tie off or bind  
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cryosurgery   destruction of tissue by freezing  
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psa   prostate-specific antigen  
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bph   benign prostate hypertorphy  
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turp   transurethra resection of the prostate  
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trus   transrectal ultrasound  
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dre   digital rectal exam  
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hsv   herpes simplex virus  
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-stasis   to stop  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-cele   hernia  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-ptosis   prolapse  
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-plasia   formation  
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-phagia   eating  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-pexy   fixation  
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-ectasis   widening  
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-centesis   to puncture  
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-genesis   producing  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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orch/o or orchi/o or orchid/o   testicle  
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pen/o   penis  
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prostat/o   prostate  
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semin/i or sperm/o   semen  
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test/o   testicle  
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