Chapter 1 Word Parts Flashcards

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bio

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life

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carcino

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cancer

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cardio

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heart

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chemo

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chemical

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ciso

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cut

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dermato

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skin

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entero

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small intestine

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gastro

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stomach

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gyneco

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female

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hemato

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blood

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immuno

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immunity

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laryngo

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larynx

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nephro

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kidney

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neuro

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nerve

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ophthalmo

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eye

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oto

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ear

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patho

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disease

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pulmono

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lung

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rhino

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nose

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adeno

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gland

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hystero

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uterus

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salpingo

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fallopian tube

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oophoro

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overy

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appendo

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appendix

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a

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without

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an

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without

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anti

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against

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auto

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self

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endo

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within; inner

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epi

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above

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eu

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normal

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ex

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outward

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extra

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outside of

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hetero

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different

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homo

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same

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hyper

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excessive

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hypo

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below; insufficient

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in

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not; inward

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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brady

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slow

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de

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without

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dys

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painful; difficult; abnormal

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

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neo

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new

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para

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beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

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peri

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around

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per

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through

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post

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after

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pre

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before

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pro

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before

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pseudo

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false

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re

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again

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retro

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baackward; behind

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sub

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under

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tachy

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fast

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trans

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across

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ultra

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beyond

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un

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not

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bi

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two

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hemi

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half

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mono

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one

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multie

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many

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nulli

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none

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pan

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all

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poly

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many

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quadri

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four

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semi

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partial

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tetra

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four

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tri

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three

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algia

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pain

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cele

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protrusion

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cyte

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cell

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dynia

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pain

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ectasis

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dilation

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gen

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that which produces

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genic

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producing

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ia

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condition

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iasis

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abnormal condition

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ism

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state of

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itis

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inflammation

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logist

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one who studdies

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logy

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the study of

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lytic

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destruction

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malacia

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abnormal softening

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megaly

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enlarged

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oma

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tumor; mass

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opsy

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view of

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osis

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abnormal condition

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pathy

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disease

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plasm

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formation

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plegia

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paralysis

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ptosis

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drooping

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rrhage

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abnormal flow

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rrhedia

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abnormal flow conditions

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rrhea

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discharge

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rrhexis

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rupture

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sclerosis

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hardening

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stenosis

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narrowing

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therapy

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treatment

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trophy

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development

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centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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ectomy

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surgical removal

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ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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otomy

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cutting into

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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plasty

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surgical repair

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rraphy

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to suture

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tome

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instrument to cut

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gram

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record

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graphy

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process of recording

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meter

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instrument for measuring

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metry

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process of measuring

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scope

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instrument for viewing

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scopy

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process of visually examining

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scopic

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pertaining to visually examining

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ac

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pertaining to

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al

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pertaining to

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an

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pertaining to

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ar

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pertaining to

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ary

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pertaining to

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atic

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pertaining to

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eal

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pertaining to

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iac

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pertaining to

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ic

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pertaining to

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ical

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pertaining to

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ile

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pertaining to

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ine

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pertaining to

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ior

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pertaining to

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nic

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pertaining to

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ory

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pertaining to

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ose

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pertaining to

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ous

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pertaining to

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tic

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pertaining to