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| Good, normal (e.g., euthyroid refers to a normal thyroid gland) |
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| Above, excessive (e.g., hyperthyroidism indicates overactive thyroid function) |
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| Below, under, deficient (e.g., hypothyroidism means underactive thyroid) |
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| All, total (e.g., panhypopituitarism involves the deficiency of all pituitary hormones) |
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| Around, beside, beyond, abnormal (e.g., parathyroid glands sit beside the thyroid) |
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| Many, much (e.g., polyuria means excessive urination, common in diabetes) |
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| Three (e.g., triiodothyronine or T3) |
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| Without, absence of (e.g., amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation) |
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| Male (e.g., androgens are male sex hormones) |
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| Hidden (e.g., cryptorchidism refers to undescended testicles) |
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| Painful, difficult, abnormal (e.g., dysmenorrhea means painful menstruation) |
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| Within, inside (e.g., endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus) |
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| Woman, female, (e.g., gynecology is the branch of the medicine dealing with women) |
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| Many (e.g., multipara means a woman who has given birth to more than one child) |
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| None (e.g., nulligravida refers to a woman who has never been pregnant) |
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| Scanty, small amount (e.g., oligospermia indicates a low sperm count) |
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| Surrounding, around (e.g., perimenopause is the transitional time around menopause) |
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| First (e.g., primigravida is a woman pregnant for the first time) |
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| False (e.g., pseudocyesis refers to a false pregnancy) |
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