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A-, An, Ana-

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without

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Anti-

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against

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Bi/o

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Life

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Bi

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two

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contra

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against, opposite

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cry/o

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cold

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Di

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two

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dys

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difficult, bad, painful

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ecto-

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outer

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endo-

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inner

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epi

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above, upon, on

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hetero-

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different, other

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homo-

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same as

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hyper

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above

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hypo

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below

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ipsi

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same

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mal

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bad or poor

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mega

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very large

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meso

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middle

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meta

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change

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multi

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many

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neo-

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new

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pan

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everywhere

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para-

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abnormal, beside

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per-

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through

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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poly-

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many

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post

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afterwards

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pre

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before

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pro-

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favoring, supporting

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supra, super

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above

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uni

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1 (one)

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centi-

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1 hundredth, 0.1

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Dec- (Deca)

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10

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Deci-

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1 tenth, .1

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Kilo-

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1,000

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Milli

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1 thousandth, .001

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Micro-

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1 millionth, .000001

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Arthr/o

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joint

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cardi/o

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heart

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coagul/o

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clot

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coitis

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sex

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dem/o

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people

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later/o

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side

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lingu/o

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tongue

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meter/

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to measure

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morph/o

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shape

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nat/i

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ped/o

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tensi/o

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blood pressure

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-ac, al, ic, ar, ary

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(adj) pertaining to

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-algia

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-ation, sion

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act, process

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-dynia

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-es

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(pl) for -is

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-ices

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(pl) for -ex

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-itis

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inflammation

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-genesis

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-gnosis

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-gram

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a recording

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ology

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the study of

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-para

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to bring forth, to bear (live births)

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-pathy

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-scope

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an instrument for observing

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-scopy

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the process of observing

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-therapy

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-verse, vert, vers/o

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antifungal

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against fungus

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arthroscope

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instrument used to look in a join

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biology

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the study of life

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cardiac

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pertaining to the heart

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cardiopathy

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any disease of the heart

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coagulation

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the process where a liquid, such as blood, comes together to form a soft, semi-solid mass, like a clot

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contralateral

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opposite side

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cryotherapy

A

using cold as a therapy

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decaliter

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equal to 10 liters

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deciliter

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equal to one tenth of a liter

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diagnosis

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to see through, understand

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distal

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away from the point of origin

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epidemic

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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community of people at a particular time

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heterosexual

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sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex

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homosexual

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sexually attracted to people of the same sex

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inversion

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the act of turning around

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malpractice

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improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment

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metamorphic

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pertaining to changing shape

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microscopy

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the procedure of viewing something small

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neogenesis

A

new beginning

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pandemic

A

spread to all people

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periosteum

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membrane around the bone

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polymorphic

A

many changes

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unilateral

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on one side

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arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of the arteries

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arteriostenosis

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narrowing of the arteries

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arthralgia

A

joint pain

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arthritis

A

inflammation of joints

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arthrodesis

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fusion of a joint

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arthroscopy

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process of viewing a joint with a scope

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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carcinoma

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malignant or cancerous tumor

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cardiography

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process of recording a picture of the heart

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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dermatologist

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physician specialist for the skin

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dermatosis

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any skin condition

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dyspepsia

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difficult digestion; indigestion

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dyspnea

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difficult breathing

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gastrectomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastromegaly

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enlarged stomach

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hemiparesis

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partial paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

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hepatoplasty

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surgical repair of the liver

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hypogastric

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pertaining to below the stomach

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osteomalacia

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softening of bone

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polyarthritis

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inflammation of many joints

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four limbs

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tachycardia

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fast heart rate

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