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Basic-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 4
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Term
organomegaly
Definition
enlagerment of the organs or viscera
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pemphigus
Definition
chronic bullous disease
Term
periorbital
Definition
around the orbit
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pneumococcal
Definition
relating to pneumococci (Steptococcuspneumoniae)
Term
posteromedial
Definition
behind and to the inner side
Term
presternal
Definition
anterior to the sternun
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pretibial
Definition
anterior to the tibia
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prophylactic
Definition
preventing disease
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superficial
Definition
nearer to the surface
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supraorbital
Definition
situated above the orbital
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symptomatic
Definition
relating to the nature of a symptom
Term
tympanic
Definition
relating to the tympanic cavity or membrane
Term
vesicles
Definition
small bladder or sac containing fluid
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vasicular
Definition
relating to small bladder or sac
Term
/emesis, /emetic
Definition
vomiting
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/lucent, /lucency
Definition
transmits light,a white spot on an x-ray
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/valgus
Definition
bent outward
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/varus
Definition
bent inward
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acetabul/o
Definition
acetabulum;cup shaped cavity on hip bone where femur articulates
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alveol/o
Definition
alveolus;small cell or cavity
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ambulant/o
Definition
ambulatory, walking
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ankyl/o
Definition
stiff, bent, crooked
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articul/o
Definition
articulate; a joint
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circum/
Definition
around
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condyl/o
Definition
condyle; knuckle
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cruciat/o
Definition
cruciate; a cross
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fibul/o
Definition
fibula; calf bone
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gangli/o
Definition
ganglion; a knot or swelling
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glen/o
Definition
glenoid, resembling a pit or socket; also refers to the glenoid cavity in the shoulder
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus; bone of the arm
Term
hyster/o
Definition
uterus
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kyph/o
Definition
kyphos;hump
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lepromat/o
Definition
lepromatous; scaly tumor
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ligament/o
Definition
ligament
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luxat/o
Definition
luxation; slipped, dislocated
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menisc/o
Definition
meniscus; crescent shape
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navicul/o
Definition
navicular; scaphoid
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phalang/o
Definition
phalanges; long bone of the fingers or toes
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pigment/o
Definition
pigment; any coloring matter
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rheumat/o
Definition
rheumatism; watery discharge
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scaph/o
Definition
scaphoid; boat-shaped
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sin/o, sinus/o
Definition
sinus; a cavity
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ten/o, tendin/o
Definition
tendon
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trapezi/o
Definition
trapezius muscle
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trochant/o, trochanter/o
Definition
trochanter= part of femur
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zygomatic/o, zygo
Definition
zygoma, a junction
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acetabular
Definition
relating to acetabulum
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acetabulum
Definition
cup-shaped depression on external surface of the hip
Term
ankylosis
Definition
condition of being stiff, croked, bent
Term
arthroscopy
Definition
endoscopic examination of the interior of a joint
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articulation
Definition
joining or connecting together loosely to allow motion
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circumvention
Definition
to pass around in a circle
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condylar
Definition
relating to the knuckle of a joint
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costochondritis
Definition
inflammation of costal cartilage
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cruciate ligamnet
Definition
cross-shaped ligamnet
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glenoid
Definition
resembling a pit or socket
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hematemesis
Definition
vomiting of blood
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infrascapular
Definition
below the scapula
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interphalangeal
Definition
between two phalanges
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intertrochanteric
Definition
situated between the greater and lesser trochanter
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kyphosis
Definition
being humpbacked
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meniscal
Definition
relating to crescent-shaped structure
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myofascial
Definition
relating to the fascia surrounding and separating muscle tissue
Term
osteoarthitis
Definition
degenation of articular cartilage
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osteolytic
Definition
relating to destruction of bone tissue
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osteomyelitis
Definition
inflammation of the marrow and adjacent bone
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periosteal
Definition
relating to the thick fibrous memrane covering entire bone surface
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rheumatoid
Definition
resembling rheumatism
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sclerotic
Definition
relating to hardening caused by chronic inflammation
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subluxation
Definition
an incomplete dislocation
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tendinitis
Definition
inflammation of a tendon
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transculent
Definition
transmitting light
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/active
Definition
acting
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/glia
Definition
non-neuronal cell element of the nervous system
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/lepsy,/leptic
Definition
seizure
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/mentia
Definition
condition of the mind
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opaque
Definition
impervious to light or x-ray
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/opia,/opsia
Definition
vision
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/paresis, /paretic
Definition
slight or incomplete paralysis
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/plegia, /plegic
Definition
paralysis
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/taxia,/taxis
Definition
order or arrangement
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adnex/o
Definition
adnexa; appendages
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adren/o
Definition
adrenal gland
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aneurysm/o
Definition
aneurysm; a widening
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arteriol/o
Definition
little artery
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auricul/o
Definition
auricula; ear
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capillar/o
Definition
cappilary; hairlike blood vessel
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cerebell/o
Definition
cerebellum; the brain
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cleid/o
Definition
clavicle
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conjuctiv/o
Definition
conjuctivae; mucous membrane covering anterior surface of eyeball and lining the lids
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cry/o
Definition
cold, freezing
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dipl/o
Definition
double
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fascicul/o
Definition
fasciculus; little bundle
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gingiv/o
Definition
gingiva; gums
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heter/o
Definition
different or opposite
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ir/o, irid/o
Definition
iris of the eye
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isch/o
Definition
defficiency
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lacrim/o
Definition
lacrimal; tear or teardrop
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lent/i
Definition
lenticulus; lens of the eye
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mamm/o
Definition
breast
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olig/o
Definition
little or few
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palat/o
Definition
palate; roof of the mouth
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phas/o
Definition
speech
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polariz/o
Definition
polarize; line up between poles
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presby/o
Definition
elder or aging
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pyramid/o
Definition
pyramid; pyramid-shaped anatomical structure
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retin/o
Definition
retina
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scler/o
Definition
sclera; white of the eye
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stern/o
Definition
sternum
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stigm/o, stigmat/o
Definition
stigma;point of focus
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strept/o
Definition
twisted or curved
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tempor/o
Definition
temple; side of the forehead
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uve/o
Definition
uvea; vascular middle coat of the eye
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uvul/o
Definition
uvula; fleshy mass
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vag/o
Definition
vagus nerve
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ventricul/o
Definition
ventricule
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vitre/o
Definition
vitreous
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adnexal
Definition
relating t appendages
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aphasia
Definition
impaired or absent communication by speech or writing
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arteriolar
Definition
relating to a little artery
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arthralgia
Definition
severe pain in a joint
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astigmatism
Definition
unequal curvature of the refractive surface of the eye
Term
ataxia
Definition
inability to coordinate muscle movement
Term
cerebrospinal
Definition
relating to brain and spinal cord
Term
cerebrovascular
Definition
relating to the blood suppply to the brain
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craniotomy
Definition
opening into the skull
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dementia
Definition
general mental desorientation
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diplopia
Definition
double vision
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electromyography
Definition
recording the electrical currents generated in an active muscle
Term
encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of the brain
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encephalomalacia
Definition
softening of the brain
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aerol/o
Definition
aerola; a circular area surrounding a central point
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gon/o
Definition
gonad;ovary or testicle
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capsul/o
Definition
capsule; a covering membrane
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pod/o
Definition
foot or footlike
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/kalemia
Definition
potassium in the blood
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/dialysis
Definition
filtering through
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pen/o
Definition
penis;male organ
Term
test/o
Definition
testis, testicle;male reproductive gland
Term
orchi/o, orchid/o
Definition
testis, testicle
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lup/o
Definition
lupus;originally used to depict erosion of the skin
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cholester/o
Definition
cholesterol; an organic steroid found in the body
Term
glomerul/o
Definition
glomerulus, functional part of the kidney
Term
plasma/
Definition
plasma;fluid found in blood vessels
Term
protein/
Definition
a chemical compound containing C,H,O,N
Term
albumin/
Definition
a protein that is soluble in water
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uric/o
Definition
pertaining to urine or uric acid
Term
pyel/o
Definition
pelvis
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ser/o
Definition
serum;clear, watery fluid
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scrot/o
Definition
scrotum;the sac containing the testes
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meat/o
Definition
meatus;opening to tube or canal
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epididym/o
Definition
epididymis; a tube along the testis where sperm are stored
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spermat/o
Definition
sperm, semen
Term
semin/o
Definition
seminal;relating to semen
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dips/o
Definition
thirst
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calyce/o, calice/o
Definition
calyces;plural of calyx, a structure in the kidney
Term
xanth/o
Definition
yellow
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ech/o
Definition
reflected sound or sonography
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adenocarcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor in a gland
Term
albuminuria
Definition
presence of albumin in the urine
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calyceal
Definition
relating to a calyx
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carcinoma
Definition
cancer tumor
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cystitis
Definition
inflammation of urinary bladder
Term
dysuria
Definition
difficulty or pain in urination
Term
epigastric
Definition
relating to the upper middle region of the abdomen
Term
glomerulonephritis
Definition
inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
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gonad
Definition
organ that produces sex cells, ovary, testis
Term
hematuria
Definition
blood in the urine
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hemodialysis
Definition
filtering of the blood
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hypokalemia
Definition
low potassium concentration in the blood
Term
nephrolithiasis
Definition
presence of the kidney stone
Term
orchiectomy
Definition
excision of the one or both testes
Term
prostate
Definition
gland in the male(surrounding upper part of uretha)
Term
proteinuria
Definition
presence of an excess of the serum proteins in the urine
Term
pyelonephritis
Definition
inflammtioj of the kidney and its pelvis
Term
pyonephritis
Definition
inflammation of the kidney containing pus
Term
pyonephrosis
Definition
destruction of the kidney with loss of renal function, associated with pus formation
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spermatocele
Definition
a cyst of the epididymis containing sperm
Term
urethritis
Definition
inflammatio of the urethra
Term
urinary
Definition
containing or secreting urine
Term
uropathy
Definition
any pathologic change in the urinary tract
Term
/tropic
Definition
seeking or reacting
Term
culd/o
Definition
cul-de-sac;a cavity closed at one end
Term
colp/o
Definition
vagina
Term
fet/o
Definition
fetus, a birth
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fimbri/o
Definition
fimbria; fluted edge of the fallopian tube
Term
hydatid/o, hydatid/i
Definition
hydatid;cystlike or drop of water
Term
men/o
Definition
menses;menstrual cycle
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metr/o
Definition
uterus
Term
myom/o
Definition
myoma;muscle tumor
Term
o/o
Definition
egg
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oophor/o
Definition
ovary or egg-bearer
Term
partur/o
Definition
parturient; process of birth
Term
placent/o
Definition
placenta;afterbirth
Term
puerper/o
Definition
puerperal;recently having borne
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salping/o
Definition
fallopian tubes
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terat/o
Definition
realting to maloformed fetus
Term
toc/o
Definition
childbirth, labor
Term
trichomon/o
Definition
Trichomonas;an organism that causes vaginal, among other ,infections
Term
vert/o
Definition
vertigo;turn or tilt
Term
vulv/o
Definition
vulva, female external genitalia
Term
cortic/o
Definition
cortex;outer layer of an organ
Term
kal/o
Definition
potassium
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pituitar/o
Definition
pituitary gland
Term
campt/o
Definition
bent
Term
embry/o
Definition
embryo;early stage of development
Term
matern/o, patern/o
Definition
mother, father
Term
mel/o, /melia, /melic
Definition
limb, cheek
Term
papul/o
Definition
papule, a pimple
Term
vesic/o
Definition
vesicle;bladder or blister
Term
anteverted
Definition
tilted forward
Term
cervical
Definition
relating to the neck or cervix
Term
cervicitis
Definition
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the cervix
Term
cesarean
Definition
incision through the abdomen to deliver the baby
Term
colposcopy
Definition
examination of vagina and cervix using an endoscope
Term
dysmenorrhea
Definition
difficult and painful menstruation
Term
endometrium
Definition
the mucous membrane lining the uterine wall
Term
fimbriated
Definition
fringed
Term
hysteroectomy
Definition
surgical remover of the uterus
Term
menorrhagia
Definition
excessive menstrual discharge
Term
oophorectomy
Definition
excision of the one or both ovaries
Term
postpartum
Definition
after childbirth
Term
salpingectomy
Definition
removal of the fallopian tubes
Term
salpingitis
Definition
inflammation of the fallopian tubes
Term
salpingo-oophorectomy
Definition
removal of both ovary and fallopian tubes
Term
teratoma
Definition
congenital tumor containing embryonic elements
Term
tocolysis
Definition
process of stopping premature uterine contractions
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