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Medical Terminology / Unit 11   MedTerm 0685 short lesson, about 20 seconds

ovari/o: Ovary

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The idea

The combining form ovari slash o names an ovary, and comes from Latin.

In practice

An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac on an ovary.

Where people slip

A second combining form names the ovary and comes from Greek.

Your place on the trail

Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.

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