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a-

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no, not, without, away from, negative

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ante-

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before, infront of, forward

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

7
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intra-

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within, inside

8
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multi-

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many, much

9
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neo-

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new, strange

10
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nulli-

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none

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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poly-

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many, much

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primi-

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first

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amni/o

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amnion, fetal membrane

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andr/o

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male, masculine

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balan/o

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glans penis

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cel/o

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abdomen, belly

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

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crypt/o

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hidden

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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episi/o

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vulva

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fet/o

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fetus, unborn child

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flex/o

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bend

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galact/o

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milk

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hemat/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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hydr/o

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relating to water

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hyster/o, metr/o, metri/o, uter/o

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uterus, womb

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lact/o

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milk

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leuk/o

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white

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loch/i

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child birth, confinement

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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men/o

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menstruation, menses

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my/o

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muscle

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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nat/i

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birth

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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oophor/o, ovari/o

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ovary

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orch/o, orchid/o, test/i, test/o

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testicle, testis, testes

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ov/o

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egg, ovum

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pelv/i

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pelvic bone, pelvic cavity, hip

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pen/i, phall/i

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penis

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placent/o

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placenta, round flat cake

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py/o

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pus

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salping/o

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uterine (fallopian) tubes, auditory (eustachian) tube

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spermat/o

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sperm, spermatozoa, seed

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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vagin/o, colp/o

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vagina

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varic/o

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varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein

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vas/o

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vas deferens, vessel

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vulv/o

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vulva, covering

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zo/o

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animal life

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-algia

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pain, suffering, painful condition

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-arche

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beginning

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

57
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out, excision

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-genesis

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creation, reproduction

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-gravida

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pregnant

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-ia

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abnormal condition, disease,

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-iform

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shape or formed like, resembling

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-ion

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action, process, state or condition

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-ism

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condition, state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-metry

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to measure

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-ologist

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specialist

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-ostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-para

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to give birth

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-pareunia

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sexual intercourse

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-parous

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having borne one or more children

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-pause

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stopping

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-salpinx

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uterine (fallopian) tubes

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-um

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condition, structure

83
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-y

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condition

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