Medical Terminology Simplified

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Radiography of the breast used to diagnose benign and malignant tumors

Additional Medical Terms • CHAPTER 8 373

Figure 8-17Colposcopy. (A)Woman in dorsal lithotomy position for examination.
(B)Colposcope illuminating the cervix for biopsy.


AB


Uterus Fallopian
tube

Gas-filled
area

Laparoscope

Forceps

Eyepiece

Ovary
Figure 8-18Laparoscopy.

mammography
măm-ŎG-ră-fē
mamm/o: breast
-graphy: process of
recording
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