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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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-cele

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hernia

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-cytosis

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condition of cells

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-ectasia, -ecstasis

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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

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vomiting

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-iasis

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pathological condition or state, presence of

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-ism

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condition, disease

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-itis (pl. -ites)

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inflammation

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-lepsy

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seizures

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-leptic

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pertaining to seizures

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-llithiasis

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presence of stones

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-mania

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obsession, madness

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma (pl. omae)

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tumor, neoplasm

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-opia, -opsia

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vision

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-osis (pl. -oses)

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condition, state, process

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-paresis

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slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling

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-pathy

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abnormal condition, disease process

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-penia

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deficiency, small, fever

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-philia

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attraction, affinity for

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-phrenia

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of the mind

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-phthisis

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wasting away

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-physis

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groeing

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-plegic

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pertaining to paralysis

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-ptosis

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falling down, drooping

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-rrhea

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to flow or discharge

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-rrhagia

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excessive bleeding (amount/frequency)

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-trophic

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pertaining to nutrition

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-trophy

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nutrition

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-blast

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immature, forming

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-cidal, -cide

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destroying, killing

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-crine

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secreting

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-malacia

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softening

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-para

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bearing, given birth

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-parous

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bearing, producing offspring

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phage, -phagia

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eating, devouring

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-phasia

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speakinig

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-phasia

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speaking

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-phoresis

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carrying

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-plasia

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formation, development, growth

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-plastic

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forming

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-pnea

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breath

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-poiesis

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production, formation

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-poietic

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pertaining to production

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-poietin

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substance that produces

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-porosis

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lessening in density

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-rrhage

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discharging heavily

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-rrhea

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a flowing, a flux

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-schisis

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splitting

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-somnia

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sleep

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-spasm

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contraction

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-stalsis

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contraction

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-stasis

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stopping, constant, static

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-cyte

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cell

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-derma

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skin

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-emia

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blood

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-emic

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relating to blood

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-globin, -globulin

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protein

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-plakia

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plaque

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-plasm, -plasia

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thing formed, growth

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-uria

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urine

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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removal of part or all of an organ or body part

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-lysis

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destruction of

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-lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-pexy

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fixation, usually done surgically

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-static, -stasis

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maintaining a state

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-stomy

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opening

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-tome

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cutting instrument, segment

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-tomy

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cutting operation, incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-crit

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separate

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-gen

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producer

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-genesis

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origin

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-genic

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produced by

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-gram

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a recording

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-graph

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recording instrument

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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measuring device

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-metry

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measurement

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-opsy

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view of

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-pheresis

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removal

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-phil

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attraction, affinity of

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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use of an instrument for viewing

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-ad

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toward

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-clast, -clasis

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break, fracture

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-form

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in the shape of a-ic

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ics

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treatment, practice, body of knowledge

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-logist

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one who studeis

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-logy

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study, practice

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-oid

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like, resembling

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-phylaxsis

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protection, prevention

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-plegic

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pertaining to paralysis

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-stat

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agent to maintain a state of equilibrium

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-tropia

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turning

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-tropic

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turning toward

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-tropy

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attracted to target structures

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-version

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turning

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