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med term CH 5-8

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aliment/o   alimentary canal  
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gastrointestinal   system or tract  
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uvul/o   uvula, thing hanging in the back of your throat  
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mandibul/o   jaw  
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LES   lower esophageal sphincter  
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medull/o   medulla, inner portion of the kidney  
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fund/o   fundus, on top of  
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rug/o   rugae  
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duoden/o   duodenum, first part of small intestines  
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jejun/o   jejunum, middle (second part) of small intestines  
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ile/o   illeum, bottom of small intestines (distal part)  
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cec/o   cecum, first part of large instetine  
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sphincter   ring of muscle  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon, S-shaped part of large intestine next to rectum  
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rect/o   rectum  
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an/o   anus, final sphincter in GI tract  
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proct/o   anus and rectum  
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adnexa   accessory organs  
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bil/i, chol/e   bile  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct, bottom of stomach next to duodenum  
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pancreat/o   pancreas, located next to stomach and gallbladder  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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eructation   belching  
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singultus   hiccup  
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-pepsia   process of digestion  
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halit/o   breath  
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pyr/o   fire  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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-chezia   fecal matter  
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melena   dark stool  
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IBS   irritable bowel syndrome  
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syndrome   it's there, unknown why  
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flatus   gas  
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lueko/o   white  
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-plakia   top of tongue  
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pyo-   pus  
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-occlusion   blockage  
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-phagia   swallowing  
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GERD   gastroespophageal reflux disease  
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PUD   peptic ulcer disease  
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peptic   stomach  
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glycos/o   glucose, sugar  
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fissure   crack  
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abcess   destroyed tissue  
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pruritus   itching  
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ulcer   tissue breaks down and makes hole  
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fistula   breaking down  
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volv/ulus   twisting of the intestines  
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angi/o   blood vessels  
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leio/o   smooth muscle  
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carcinoma   malignant tumor  
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BE   barium enema  
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BaS   barium swallow  
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fluor/o   continual viewing  
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sono   sound  
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culture   trying to grow bacteria  
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para-   near, beside  
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-emetics   vomiting  
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voiding   peeing  
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nephr/o, ren/o   kidney  
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vesic/o, cyst/o   urinary bladder, sac that stores urine  
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trigon/o   trigone, area between ureters coming in and urethra going out in the sac that stores urine  
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cortic/o   cortex, outside  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus, tiny balls of renal capillaries  
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-uria   urinary condition  
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azot/o   nitrogen  
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edema   swelling  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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-sepsis   infection  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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-stalsis   contraction  
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proct/o   anus and rectum  
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mandibul/o   lower jaw  
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maxill/o   upper jaw  
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bol/o   bolus  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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cheil/o labi/o   lips  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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sialaden/o   salivary gland  
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sial/o   saliva  
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corpor/o   body  
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ilium   part of the hip bone  
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ileus   general term for obstruction  
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plic/o   fold  
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vill/o   villus, absorbs products of carbs and protein digestion  
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celi/o   abdomen  
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-cele   herniation  
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lumin/o   tubular cavity  
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enter/o   small intestines  
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pylor/o   muscle between stomach and and first part of small intestines  
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appendic/o   structure hanging from cecum  
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ana-   up, apart  
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lob/o   lobe  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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-kinin   movement  
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-crine   to secrete  
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dental caries   tooth decay  
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aphthous stomatitis   canker sore  
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dental plaque   material that coats teeth  
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malocclusion   abnormal bite  
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leuk/o   white  
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-plakia   condition of patches  
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polyp   growth on mucus membranes  
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paralytic ileus   lack of peristaltic movement in the intestines  
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fistula   abnormal channel that forms between organs or outside of the body  
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intussusception   inward telescoping of the intestines  
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peritone/o   membrane that lines the abdominal cavity  
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perone/o   fibula  
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perine/o   perineum, space between anus and external reproductive organs  
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pruritus ani   itching of skin around the anus  
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Crohn disease   idiopathic inflammation of ileum or colon  
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IBD   Irritable Bowel Disease, erosion of intestinal lining with bleeding and diarrhea  
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divertcul/o   divertculum, pouches in the lining of the small or large intestine  
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anorectal abscess   circumscribed area of purulent material in the distal end of the digestive tract  
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-centesis   removal of fluid  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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anastomosis   joining of two hollow tubes or organs  
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enema   introduction of solution into the rectum for therapeutic purposes  
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ligation   tying off of a blood vessel  
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-stoma   artificial opening  
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hemi-   half  
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EGD   esophagogastrodudenoscopy  
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GGT   gamma-glutamyl transferase  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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HAV   hepatitis A virus  
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HBV   hepatitis B virus  
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Lap   laparscopy  
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LES   lower esophageal sphincter  
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PEG   percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy  
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PUD   peptic ulcer disease  
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urea   chemical waste product  
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chym/o   juice  
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meat/o   meatus, opening of the urethra  
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strom/o   stromal tissue, supportive tissue  
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retro-   backward  
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calic/o, cal/i   calyx, extension of the muscular tubes that move urine  
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hil/o   hilum, location on the kidney where ureter and renal vein leave kidney and the renal artery enters  
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renal   pertaining to the kidney  
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calc/o   calcium  
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urethr/o   urethra, tube connecting urine out of the bladder  
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pyopyelectasis   dilation of the renal pelvis caused by an accumulation of pus  
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-iasis   presence of  
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corpuscles   any small mass of body  
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vesicoureteral reflux   backward flow of urine from the bladder towards the kidney  
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-cele   herniation  
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blood urea nitrogen   lab test done to measure nitrogenous waste  
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GFR   glomerular filtration rate, test to measure the amount of blood filtered by the glomeruli  
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creatinine clearance test   test comparing the concentration of nitrogenous waste in the urine of 24 hours  
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intravenous urography   radiographic imaging of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder done with contrast medium  
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calcul/o   stone  
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-pexy   suspension  
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ARF   acute renal failure  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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CAPD   continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis  
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CKD   chronic kidney disease  
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DI   diabetes insipidus  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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ESRD   end-stage renal disease  
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ESWL   extra corporeal shock wave lithotripsy  
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GFR   glomerular filtration rate  
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GN   glomerulonephritis  
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HD   hemodialysis  
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IVU   intravenous urography  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, and bladder  
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pH   acidity/alkalinity  
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SG   specific gravity  
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TCC   transitional cell carcinoma  
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UA   urinalysis  
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VCUG   voiding cystourethrography  
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andr/o   male  
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test/o, testicul/o   testicle  
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orchi/o, orchid/o, orch/o   testicle  
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ster/o   steroid  
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-one   substance that forms  
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-genesis   production  
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pen/i, phall/o   penis  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicle  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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scrot/o   scrotum  
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preputi/o   prepuce (foreskin), outside head area of penis  
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balan/o   glans penis, inside head area of penis  
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phimosis   tightening of the foreskin  
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-spadias   tear  
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testicular torsion   twisting of a testicle on spermatic cord  
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dorsum   top  
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gynec/o   female  
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mast/o   breast  
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gynecomastia   enlargement of breast tissue in a male  
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varic/o   varices, veins of the spermatic cord  
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nonseminoma   majority of germ cell tumors  
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teratoma   synonym is dermoid cyst  
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Leydig and Sertoli cell tumors   benign tumors that arise from testicular stromal tissue  
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DRE   digital rectum exam, insertion of a gloved finger to palpate the prostate  
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FTA-ABS   florescent treponemal antibody absortion test, definitive test for diagnosing syphilis  
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Gram stain   test used to diagnose gonorrhea  
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PSA   prostate-specific antigen, blood test for prostatic hypertrophy  
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VDRL   Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, test for syphilis  
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castration   removal of both gonads  
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ablation   destruction of tissue  
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circumcision   removal of prepuce  
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sterilization   rendering barren  
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TURP   transurethral resection of the prostate  
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BPH   benign prosatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy  
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Gc   gonococcus  
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Condyloma   Wartlike growths around the anus, vulva, or glans penis  
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HPV   human papilloma virus, family of more than 100 viruses that are responsible for causing warts  
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GU   genitourinary  
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o/o, ov/o, ov/ie   ovum, female germ cell  
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-arche   beginning  
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-pause   stop, cease  
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hyster/o, uter/o   uterus  
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metri/o, metr/o   uterus  
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salping/o, -salpinx   fallopian tube  
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ovul/o   egg  
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-ation   process of  
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culd/o   rectouterine pouch, space in pelvic cavity between the urterus and rectum  
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Douglas' culd-de-sac   rectouterine pouch, space in pelvic cavity between the urterus and rectum  
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colp/o   vagina  
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cervic/o   the neck of the uterus  
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vulv/o, episi/o   vulva, external female genitalia  
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bartholin/o   Bartholin gland, paired glands in the vulva that secrete a mucous lubricant for the vagina  
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thel/e, papill/o   nipple  
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gravid/o, -gravida, -cyesis   pregnancy  
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fet/o   fetus  
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amni/o, amnion/o, -amnios   amnion, inner sac that encircles the embryo  
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chori/o, chorion/o   chorion, outer sac that encircles the embryo  
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placent/o   placenta, highly vascular structure that acts as a communication between mother and embryo  
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umbilic/o, omphal/o   navel  
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part/o, -para, -partum, -tocia   labor  
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primi-   first  
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nulli-   none  
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an-   without  
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endometri/o   endometrium, inner layer of the uterus  
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-ia   condition of  
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poly-   excessive, many  
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hydr/o   fluid  
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amniocentesis   removal of amniotic fluid for diagnostic testing  
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clitorid/o   clitoris  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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oxy-   rapid  
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EDD   estimated delivery date, baby is due  
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hCG   human chorionic gonaadotropin, pregnancy hormone  
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PCOS   polycystic ovary syndrome, multiple cysts on delivery  
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OCP   oral contraceptive pill, birth control medication  
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PMB   postmenopausal bleeding, bleeding after menopause  
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D&C   dilation and curettage, removal of uterine lining  
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TAH-BSO   total abdominal hysterectomy with a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, removal of uterus, oviducts, and ovaries  
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