Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Flashcards
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-algia
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pain
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-desis
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binding, fusion
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-dynia
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pain
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-esthesia
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sensation
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-kinesia, kinesis
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movement
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-phobia
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fear
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-phonia
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sound
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-phoria
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feeling, carrying
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bradykinesia
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decrease in movement
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hyperkinesis
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excessive muscular movement
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paresthsia
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abnormal sensation
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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neuralgia
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nerve pain
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neurodynia
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nerve pain
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neuraphonia
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loss of sounds
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neursthenia
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a condition with vague symptoms such as weakness
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arthrodesis
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surgically fixing or fusing a joint
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euphoria
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a feeling of wellbeing
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-cele
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hernia
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-cytosis
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condition of cells
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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expansion, dilation
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-edema
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swelling
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-ema
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condition
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-emesis
vomiting
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-iasis
pathological condition of
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-ism
condition, disease
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-itis
inflammation
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-lepsy
seizures
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-leptic
pertaining to seizures
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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-mania
obsession, madness
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-megaly
enlargement
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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-opia, -opsia
vision
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-osis
condition, state, process
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-paresis
slight paralysis, feeling of numbness and tingling
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-pathy
abnormla condition, disease process
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-penia
deficiency, small, fewer
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-philia
attraction, affinity for
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-phrenia
of the mind
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-phthisis
wasting away
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-physis
growing
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-plegia
paralysis
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
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-ptosis
falling down, dropping
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-rrhea
to flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
excessive bleeding
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
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-trophy
nutrition
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blepharoptosis
drooping eyelid
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atrophic
pertaining to a lack of nutrition
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dystrophy
changes that result from inadequate nutrition
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myoma
muscle tumor
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megalomania
people with an obsession with themselves
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cardiorrhexis
rupture of the heart wall
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cystocele
hernia of the bladder
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halitosis
chronic bad breath
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psoriasis
chronic skin condition
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cholelithiasis
stones in the gallbladder
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erythrocytosis
abnormal number of red blood cells
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chloropsia
seeing things in green
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esophaectasia
dilation of the esophagus
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-blast
immature, forming
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-cidal, -cide
destorying, killing
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-crine
secreting
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-malacia
softening
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-para
bearing, giving birth
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-parous
bearing, producing offspring
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-pepsia
digestion
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-phage, -phagia
eating, devouring
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-phasia
speaking
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-phoresis
carrying
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-plasia
formation, development, growth
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-plastic
forming
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-pnea
breath
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-poesis
production, formation
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-poietic
pertaining to production
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-poietin
substance that produces
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-porosis
lessening in density
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-rrhage
discharging heavily
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-rrhea
a flowing, flux
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-schisis
splitting
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-somina
sleep
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-spasm
contraction
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-stalsis
contraction
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-stasis
stopping, constant, static
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-stenosis
narrowing
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polyphagia
excessive eating or hunger
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aphasia
loss or reduction in speaking ability
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astroblast
immature cell
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eupnea
normal respiration
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hemoplastic
forming new blood cells
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erythropoesis
formation of red blood cells
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endocrine
a gland that secretes hormones into the blood
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electrophoresis
carrying particles in an electrical field
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viviparous
giving birth to living young
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cheiloschisis
a cleft lip
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-cyte
cell
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-derma
skin
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-emia
blood
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-emic
relating to blood
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-globin, -globulin
protein
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-oxia
oxygen
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-plakia
plaque
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-plasm, plasia
thing formed, growth
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-uria
urine
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leukoplakia
a white patch or plaque on the mucous membrane
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uremia
excess urea in the blood
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pyuria
pus in the urine
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immunoglobulin
defense protein
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anoxia
lack of oxygen
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protoplasm
a formed living thing
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-centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
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-ectomy
removal of part or all of an organ or body part
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-lysis
desctruction of
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-lytic
pertaining to destruction
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-pexy
fixation, usually done surgically
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-static, -stasis
maintaining a state
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-stomy
opening
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-tome
cutting instrument, segment
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-tomy
cutting operation, incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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nephropexy
pinning a kidney in place
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herniorrhaphy
suturing of a hernia
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hemostatic
stopping blood flow within a vessel
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electrolysis
permanent destruction of unwanted hair
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osteotome
an instrument for cutting into bone
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laparotomy
an incision into the abdomen
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lithotripsy
shock wave breaks kidney stones into small pieces.
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-crit
separate
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-gen
producer
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-genesis
origin
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-genic
produced by
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-gram
a recording
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-graph
recording instrument
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-graphy
the process of recording
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-meter
measuring device
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-metry
measurement
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-opsy
view of
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-pheresis
removal
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-phil
attraction, affinity for
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-scope
instrument for visual examiniation
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-scopy
use of an instrument for viewing
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opthalamometer
device for measuring the cornea curvature
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electroencephalogram
record electrical activity in the brain (EEG)
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hematocrit
the percentage of blood volume in a sample
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leukopheresis
removal or separation of leukocytes from blood
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iatrogenic
a disease that develops as a result of medical care
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cyanophil
element that turns blue after staining
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-ad
toward
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-clast
break, fracture
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-form
in the shape of
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ics
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
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-logist
one who studies
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-logy
study, practice
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-oid
like, resembling
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-phylaxis
protection, prevention
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
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-stat
agent to maintain a state of equillibrium
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-tropia
turning
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-trophic
turning toward
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-tropy
attracted to target structures
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version
turning
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cephalad
toward the head
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bacteriostat
keeps bacteria in check
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phsycotropic
an agent that treats the mind
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neurotropy
attraction to certain contrast mediums
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osteoclasis
intentional bone breaking
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esotropia
crossed eyes
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cardiod
resembling aheart
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