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Pharmacology
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11/11/2014

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balan/o
Definition
glans penis
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epididym/o
Definition
epididymis
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orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
Definition
testis or testicle
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perine/o
Definition
perineum
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prostat/o
Definition
prostate
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sperm/o
spermat/o
Definition
sperm
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vas/o
Definition
vessel
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scrotum
Definition
skin-covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and an epididymis
Term
epididymis
Definition
coiled duct on the top and at the side of the testis hat stores sperm before emission
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glans penis
Definition
bulging structure at the distal end of the penis
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prepuce
Definition
foreskin
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vas deferens
Definition
duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
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seminal vesicle
Definition
one of two sac-like structures behind the bladder and connected to the vas deferens on each side
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ejaculatory duct
Definition
duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle its fluid is carrid into the urethra
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prostate gland
Definition
trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen
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perineum
Definition
external region between the scrotum and anus I a male and between the vulva and anus in a female
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aspermia
Definition
inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm
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azoospermia
Definition
semen without living spermatozoa; a sign of infertility in a male
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oligospermia
Definition
scanty production and expulsion of sperm
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cervic/o
Definition
neck or cervix
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colp/o
Definition
vagina
Term
episi
Definition
vulva
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gynec/o
Definition
woman
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hyster/o
metr/o
uter/o
Definition
uterus
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lact/o
Definition
milk
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mast/o
mamm/o
Definition
breast
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men/o
Definition
menstration
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obstetr/o
Definition
midwife
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oophor/o
ovary/o
Definition
ovary
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ov/I
ov/o
Definition
egg
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pelv/i
Definition
pelvis (basin)
hip bone
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salping/o
Definition
uterine (fallopian tube)
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toc/o
Definition
labor or birth
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-arche
Definition
beginning
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uterus
Definition
womb; a pear shaped organ in the pelic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develop
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fundus
Definition
upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes
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endometrium
Definition
lining of the uterus
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myometrium
Definition
muscular walls of the uterus
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uterine tubes
Definition
tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus
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adnexa
Definition
uterine tubes and ovaries
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ovary
Definition
one of two glands located on each side of the pelvic cavity that produce ova and female hormones
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cervix
Definition
neck of the uterus
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cervical os
Definition
opening of the cervix to the uterus
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vagina
Definition
tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body
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vulva
Definition
external genitalia for females
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labia
Definition
folds of tissue on either side of the vagina
Term
clitoris
Definition
female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva
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hymen
Definition
fold of mucous membrane the encircles the entrance to the vagina
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intoritus
Definition
entrance to the vagina
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Bartholin glands
Definition
two glands located on either side of the vaginal opening the secrete lubricant
Term
perineum
Definition
region between the vulva ad anus
Term
mammary glands
Definition
two glands in breasts that are capable of producing milk
Term
mammary papilla
Definition
nipple
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areola
Definition
area of dark pigment around nipple
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embryo
Definition
the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eighth week
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fetus
Definition
the developing organism from ninth week to birth
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placenta
Definition
vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy to provide nourishment for the fetus
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amnion
Definition
innermost of the membranes surrounding the embryo in the uterus filled with amniotic fluid
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amniotic fluid
Definition
fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects the fetus
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meconium
Definition
intestinal discharges of the fetus that form the first stools in the newborn
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amenorrhea
Definition
absence of menstration
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dysmenorrhea
Definition
painful menstration
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