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Chapter 1 - The Structure Of Medical Language Flashcards

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The Five Medical Language Skills

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  1. Reading
  2. Listening
  3. Thinking, analyzing, and understanding
  4. Writing/typing and spelling
  5. Speaking and pronouncing
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Etymology

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Study of word origins

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Many medical words come from what languages?

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Greek, Latin, Dutch, French, and Old English

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Nucleus - Language of Origin

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Latin - nucleus

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Pelvis - language of origin

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Latin - pelvis

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Sinus - language of origin

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Latin - sinus

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Paranoia - language of origin

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Greek - paranoia

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Thorax - language of origin

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Greek - thorax

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Artery - language of origin

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Latin - arteria

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Muscle - language of origin

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Latin - musculus

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Patient - language of origin

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Latin - patiente

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Vein - language of origin

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Latin - vena

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Phobia - language of origin

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Greek - phobos

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Sperm - language of origin

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Greek - sperma

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Urine - language of origin

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Greek - urina

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Bladder - language of origin

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Old English - blaedre

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Heart - language of origin

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Old English - heorte

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Drug - language of origin

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Dutch - droog

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Physician - language of origin

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French - physicien

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Singular ending - a

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Plural ending -ae (Latin)

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Singular ending -us

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Plural ending -i (Latin)

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Singular ending -um

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Plural ending -a (Latin)

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Singular ending -is (L)

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Plural ending -es (Latin)

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Singular ending -ex

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Plural ending -ices (Latin)

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Singular ending -is (G)
Plural ending -ides (Greek)
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Singular ending -nx
Plural ending -nges (Greek)
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Singular ending -oma
Plural ending -omata (Greek)
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Singular ending -on
Plural ending -a (Greek)
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Prefix
an optional word beginning
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Combining form
the foundation of the word
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Suffix
the word ending
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List the parts of a combining form in order
Root, forward slash, combining vowel, hyphen
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abdomin/o-
abdomen
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append/o-
appendix; small structure hanging from a larger structure
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arteri/o-
artery
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intestin/o-
intestine
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laryng/o-
larynx; voice box
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muscul/o-
muscle
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thyroid/o-
thyroid gland
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tonsill/o-
tonsil
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ven/o-
vein
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arthr/o-
joint
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cardi/o-
heart
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derm/o-
skin
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gastr/o-
stomach
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mamm/o-
breast
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nas/o-
nose
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psych/o-
mind
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cholecyst/o-
gallbladder
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cost/o-
rib
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enter/o-
intestine
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hepat/o-
liver
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hyster/o-
uterus; womb
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lapar/o-
abdomen
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chrom/o-
color
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erythro/o-; rub/o-
red
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jaund/o-
yellow
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verd/o-
green
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cyan/o-
blue
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melan/o-
black
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albin/o-; leuk/o-
white
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to
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-ive
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-ation
being; having; process
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-ion
action; condition
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-ia
condition; state; thing
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-ism
disease from a specific cause; process
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-itis
inflammation of; infection of
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
mass; tumor
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-osis
condition; process
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-pathy
disease
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-gram
picture; record
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-graphy
process of recording
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-metry
process of measuring
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-scope
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
process of using an instrument to examine
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-stomy
surgically created opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
process of cutting; process of making an incision
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-atry
medical treatment
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-ics
knowledge; practice
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-ist
person who specializes in; thing that specializes in
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-logy
study of
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endo-
innermost; within
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epi-
above; upon
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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peri-
around
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front of
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sub-
below; underneath
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trans-
across; through
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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hemi-
one half
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hyper-
above; more than normal
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hypo-
below; deficient
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poly-
many; much
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quadri-
four
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tachy-
fast
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tri-
three
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a-
away from; without
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an-
not; without
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anti-
against
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de-
reversal of; without
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dys-
abnormal; difficult; painful
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eu-
good; normal
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mal-
bad; inadequate
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re-
again and again; backward; unable to
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Divide medical words: Combining Form and Suffix
* divide word into its combining form and suffix * give each piece its meaning * put the word part meanings together, beginning with the suffix, and then add any small connecting words to make the definition
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Divide medical words: Prefix, Combining Form, and Suffix
* divide the word into its prefix, combining form, and suffix * give each piece its meaning * put the word part meanings together, beginning with the suffix, then the prefix, then the combining form, and then add any small connecting words to make the definition.
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Build medical words: Suffix begins w/ consonant
Keep the combining form's vowel
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Build medical words: Suffix begins w/ vowel
Delete the combining form's vowel
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Medical Record
* where healthcare professionals document all care provided to a patient * contains medical documents plus legal documents
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Disadvantages of Paper Medical Records
* only one person can access it at a given time * can be damaged or lost * can take time to retrieve a patient's past medical records
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EPR
Electronic Patient Record
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EMR
Electronic Medical Record
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EHR
Electronic Health Record
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Advantage of EMR
* provides seamless, immediate, and simultaneous access by many healthcare professionals to all parts of a patient's record regardless of where those parts were created or stored
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CC
Chief Complaint
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HPI
History of Patient Illness
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PMH
Past Medical (and Surgical) History
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SH
Social History
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FH
Family History
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ROS
Review of Systems
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PE
Physical Examination
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Dx
Diagnosis
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Consent to Treatment Form
* before patients can be treated, they must sign these forms that give the physicians and other healthcare professionals the right to treat them * treatment w/o consent is against the law and is considered to be battery * parent/legal guardian signs for minor patient; in cases of emergency, treatment is provided until the appropriate person is able to consent
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Pre-op Surgery
* physician describes the purpose of the surgery and informs the patient of alternatives, risks, and possible complications * another consent form must be signed for surgerical procedures
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HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996)
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HIPAA Form
* patients must also sign a form allowing a facility to contact their insurance companies to obtain payment for health care provided
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996)
* all healthcare settings must provide patients w/ a statement verifying that their medical record information is secure and is only released to authorized healthcare providers, insurance companies, or to a healthcare quality monitoring organizations
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CPR
Computerized Patient Record
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D/C*
discharge; discontinue
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DS
discharge summary
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H&P
history and physical (examination)
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ISMP
institute for sage medication practices
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Col/o-
Colon
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Colon/o-
Colon
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Cutane/o-
Skin
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Etym/o-
Word origin
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Esthes/o-
Feeling; sensation
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Card/i-
Heart
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Digest/o-
Break down food; digest
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Gemin/o-
Group; set
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Vagin/o-
Vagina
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Menstru/o-
Monthly discharge of blood
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Ment/o-
Chin; mind
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Phag/o-
Eating; swallowing
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Pleg/o-
Paralysis
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Pneumon/o-
Air; long
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Sperm/o-
Sperm; spermatozoon
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Tens/o;
Pressure; tension
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Trache/o-
Trache; windpipe
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Uter/o-
Uterus; womb

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