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Everest345 mod f wk 3

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amni/o   amnion, fetal membrane  
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ante-   before  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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colp/o   vagina  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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culd/o   blind, pouch  
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didym/o   testes, twins, double  
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dys-   painful, bad, difficult  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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endo-   in, within, inside  
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epi-   above, upon, on  
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embry/o   fertilized, ovum, embryo  
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episi/o   vulva  
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fet/o   fetus, unborn child  
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-gravida   pregnant women  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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-ism   condition, state of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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leuk/o   white  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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metri/o   uterus  
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multi-   many, much  
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nat/i   birth  
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neo-   new  
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nulli-   none  
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olig/o   scanty, few  
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orchid/o   testicle, testis, testes  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-otomy   surgical incision  
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par/o   to bear, bring forth, labor  
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-para   to bear, bring forth  
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part/o   to bring forth  
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paus/o   stopping  
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-plasia   development, formation, growth  
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post-   after behind  
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primi-   first  
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pareuni/o   sexual intercourse  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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rect/o   rectum, straight  
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retro-   behind, backward, back of  
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-rrhagia   abnormal or excessive discharge  
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-rrhea   abnormal flow, discharge  
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sperm/o   sperm, seed  
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-version   to turn  
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-us   thing, pertaining to  
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amniocentesis   surgical puncture to remove amniotic fluid  
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dysmenorrhea   painful uterine cramping during menstruation  
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leukorrhea   profuse white mucous discharge from the vagina  
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mammoplasty   surgical repair or restructuring of the breast  
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oligospermia   abnormally low sperm count  
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orchiopexy   fixation in the scrotum of undescened testes  
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rectocele   when part of the rectum herniates into the vagina  
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retroversion   abnormal backward tipping of the uterus  
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BPH   benign prostatic hypertrophy, abnormal enlargement of prostate  
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circumcision   surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis  
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D & C   dilation and curettage; dilation of the cervix and scraping of the uterus  
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epididymitis   inflammation of the epididymis in testes  
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episiotomy   surgical incision of the perineum and vagina for childbirth  
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menometrorrhagia   excessive bleeding during menses and or between menses  
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multiparous   woman who has given birth 2 or more times  
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neonate   infant during the first 4 weeks after birth  
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nulligravida   woman who has never been pregnant  
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oligomenorrhea   markedly reduced menstrual flow or abnormally infrequent menstruation  
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postpartum   time after a women has delivered a baby  
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primigravida   woman during her first pregnancy  
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cryptorchidism   undescended testes  
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endometriosis   condition where the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus  
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fimbriae   finger-like projections that move the ova into the fallopian tubes  
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hypospadias   males: urethral opening is on the underside of the penis; females: urethral opening is in the vagina  
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impotence   inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse  
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perineum   The area between the opening of the vagina and the anus in a woman, or the area between the scrotum and the anus in a man  
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PID   pelvic inflammatory diseasae  
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STD   sexually transmitted disease  
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amnion   innermost membrane that surrounds the embryo  
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contraception   prevention of pregnancy  
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fertilization   the act of the sperm and ova becoming one  
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lactation   process of forming and secreting milk from the breast  
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menarche   very first menstrual flow  
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parturition   act of giving birth, labor, childbirth  
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Gynecologist   physician who specializes in the female reproductive system  
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zygote   diploid cell resulting from union of egg (ova)and sperm  
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corpus luteum   glandular mass formed in the ovary after ovulation  
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priapism   a condition that causes a persistent, and often painful, penile erection  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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metr/o   uterus  
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