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itis

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inflammation

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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oma

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tumor

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nephroma

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kidney tumor

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gastro

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stomach

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hepato

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liver

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erythro

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red

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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immuno

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immune system

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osteo

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bone

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ectomy

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removal/ excision

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megaly

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enlarged

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a

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absense

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hyper

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overactive

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intra

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within

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macro

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enlarged

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micro

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tiny

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emesis

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vomiting

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hematemesis

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puking blood

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dynia

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pain

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gastrodynia

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stomach pain

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gastroenteritis

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inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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osteoarthritis

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inflammation of the bone and joint

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encephalomeningitis

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inflammation of the brain and meninges

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centesis

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surgical puncture

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arthrocentesis

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surgical puncture of the joint space in order to remove fluid

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clasis

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surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity

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desis

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fixation / binding together of a joint

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athrodesis

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fixation / binding of a joint

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lysis

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destruction / separation of a blood clot

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thrombolysis

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medications that can break up a blood clot

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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mastropexy

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surgical fixation of the breast

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plasty

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surgical repair

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septoplasty

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surgical repair of the septum

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rrhaphy

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suture

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myorrhaphy

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suture of muscle

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stomy

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forming an opening

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colostomy

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forming an opening from the colon to the outside of the body

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tome

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instrument used to cut bone

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tomy

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incision

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tracheotomy

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incision in the trachea

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tripsy

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crushing

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lithotripsy

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crushing of a stone

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scope

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instrument for visualizing

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gram

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record, writing

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algia

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pain

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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cele

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hernia, swelling

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hepatocele

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hernia of the liver

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ectasis

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dilation, expasion

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bronchiectasis

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dilation of the bronchial

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edema

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swelling

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lymphedema

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fluid collection due to damage in the area

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emia

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conditions of the blood

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gen

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producing, origin

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lith

A

stone

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nephrolith

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stone in the kidney

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iasis

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abnormal condition

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cholelithasis

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abnormal condition of stones in the gull bladder

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penia

A

decrease, deficiency

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osteopenia

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decrease in bone density

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phagia

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swallowing

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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

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phasia

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speech

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aphasia

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inability to speak

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phobia

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fear

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plasia

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formation, growth

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stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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toxic

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poison

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esis

A

process of releasing extra water

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pre

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before

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peri

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around

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post

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after

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epi

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above, upon

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hypo

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under, below, deficient

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infra

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under, below

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sub

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under, below

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inter

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between

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post auricular

A

behind your ears

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precordial

A

just in front, before the heart

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retro

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backward, behind

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retrosternal

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behind the sternum

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bi

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two

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diplo

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double

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diplopia

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double vision

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hemi

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one half

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

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mono

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one

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uni

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one

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multi / poly

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many, much

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multigravida

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a women that has been pregnant more than once

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ab

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from, away

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abduction

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away from the body

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ad

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toward

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adduction

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toward the body

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circum

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around

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peri

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around

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dia / trans

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through, across

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ecto, eco, extra

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outside, outward

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endo, intra

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in, within

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para

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near, beside, beyond

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super, supra

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upper, above

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anti, contra

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against

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brady

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slow

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bradycardia

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slow heart beat

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eu

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good, normal

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euthyroid

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good, normal thyroid

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hetero

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different

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homo

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same

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mal

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bad

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pan

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all

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pancytopenia

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deficiency of all three cellular components of the blood (red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets)

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pseudo

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false

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pseudocyesis

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false pregnancy

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syn

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union, together, joined

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syndactyly

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the condition of having some or all of the fingers or toes wholly or partly united, either naturally or as a malformation

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