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cervic/o
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neck; cervix
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Colp/o
Vagin/o |
Vagina
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Colposcopy
Vaginocele |
Visual examination (-scopy) of the vagina
Vaginal hernia (-cele) |
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Galact/o
Lact/o |
Milk
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Galactopoiesis
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Production of milk
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Hyster/o
Metri/o Uter/o |
Uterus
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Mamm/o
Mast/o |
Breast
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Men/o
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menses; menstruation
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Nat/o
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Birth
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Oophor/o
Ovari/o |
Ovary
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Salping/o
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Tube (fallopian or eustachian)
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Salpingoplasty
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Surgical repair (-plasty) of a fallopian tube
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-arche
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Beginning
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Menarche
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beginning of menstruation
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-cyesis
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Pregnancy
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Pseudocyesis
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False pregnancy
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-gravida
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Pregnant woman
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-para
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To bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
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Tube (fallopian or eustachian)
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Hemosalpinx
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blood in a fallopian tube
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-tocia
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Childbirth; labor
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-version
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Turning
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Atresia
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Congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening
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Dyspareunia
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Occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse
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Puerperium
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Period of 42 days after childbirth, during which the reproductive organs usually return to normal
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Ambly/o
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dull; dim
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Amblyopia
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dimness of vision
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Blephar/o
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Eyelid
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Blepharoptosis
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Downward displacement of the eyelid
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Dacry/o
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Tear; lacrimal apparatus
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Dacryoma
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Tumorlike (oma) swelling of the lacrimal duct
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Presby/o
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Old age
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Presbyopia
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poor vision associated with old age
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Ocul/o
Ophthalm/o |
Eye
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Oculomycosis
Ophthalmologist |
Fungal infection (mycosis) of the eye
One who specializes in the study of the eye |
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Presby/o
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Old age
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Scot/o
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Darkness
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Scotoma
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dark, tumorlike spot
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Ot/o
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Ear
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Otopyorrhea
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Discharge of pus from the ear
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Myring/o
Tympan/o |
Tympanic membrane
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Myringomycosis
Tympanostomy |
Abnormal condition due to fungal infection in the ear
Forming an opening in the tympanic membrane |
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-acusia
-cusis |
Hearing
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Anacusia
Presbycusis |
Not hearing
Hearing loss associated with old age |
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-tropia
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Turning
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Esotropia
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inward turning of the eyes
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Convergence
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Medial movement of the two eyeballs so that they are both directed at the object being viewed
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Nystagmus
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Involuntary eye movements that appear jerky and may reduce vision
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Photophobia
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Unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light
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Visual field
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Area within which objects may be seen when the eye is in a fixed position
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Tinnitus
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Perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present
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Tonsillar
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Pertaining to a tonsil
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Vertigo
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Hallucination of movement, or a feeling of spinning or dizziness
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Enucleation
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Removal of the eyeball from the orbit
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Adip/o
Lip/o Steat/o |
Fat
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Adiposis
Lipocele Steatitis |
Abnormal condition of fat
Hernia containing fat Inflammation of fatty (adipose) tissue |
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Cutane/o
Derm/o |
Skin
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Hidr/o
Sudor/o |
Sweat
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Hidradenitis
Sudoresis |
Inflammation of the sweat glands
Condition of profuse sweating |
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Ichthy/o
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Dry; scaly
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Ichthyosis
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Abnormal condition of dry or scaling skin
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Kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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Myc/o
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Fungus
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Onych/o
Ungu/o |
Nail
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Onychomalacia
Ungual |
Softening of the nails
Pertaining to the nails |
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Pil/o
Trich/o |
Hair
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Pilonidal
Trichopathy |
Pertaining to hair in a nest
Disease involving the hair |
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Scler/o
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Hardening; sclera
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Scleroderma
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Hardening of the skin
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Seb/o
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Sebum; sebaceous
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Squam/o
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Scale
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Squamous
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Pertaining to scales (or covered with scales)
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Xen/o
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Foreign; strange
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Xenograft
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Skin transplant from a foreign donor for a human
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Xer/o
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Dry
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Abrasion
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Scraping away of the skin by mechanical processes or injury
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Abscess
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Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection
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Alopecia
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Partial or complete loss of hair
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Cellulitis
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Diffuse, acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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Chloasma
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Yellowish-brown pigmentary skin discoloration
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debridement
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Removal of necrotized tissue from a wound by mechanical means
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Ecchymosis
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Blue-black, greenish-brown/yellow skin discolorations caused from escaped blood into the tissues; bruise
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Erythema
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Redness of the skin caused by swelling in the capillaries
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Eschar
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Damaged tissue following a severe burn
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Icterus
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Jaundice
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Induration
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Abnormal hard spot(s)
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Keratosis
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Thickened area of the epidermis of any horny growth on the skin (callous/wart)
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Lentigo
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Small brown flat lesions, especially on the face and arms, brought on by sun exposure; mole
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Pallor
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Unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin
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Petechia
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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhages under the skin
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Pruritus
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Intense itching
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Urticaria
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Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the eruption of pale red, elevated patches called hives or wheals
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Verruca
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Epidermal growth caused by a virus; warts
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Vitiligo
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Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches
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