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Axio

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Axial

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Cata

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Down

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Ec

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Outside

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Ventr

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Towards the front

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Dorso

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Back

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Later

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Relating to the side

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Caud

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Tail

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Meso

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Middle

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Kary

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Nucleus

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Nucleo

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Nucleus

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Poikilo

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Variation

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Reticulo

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Reticulocyte

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Sphero

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Spherical

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Anthropo

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Human race

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Corpor

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Body

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Soma

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Body

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Organo

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Organ

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Viscero

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Internal organs

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Kelo

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Tissue

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Proteo

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Protein

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Pharm

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Drugs

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Morpho

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Structure

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Nutri

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Nutrition

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Physio

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Nature

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Lumin

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Light

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Nomen

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Name

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Nom

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Custom

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Dys

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Abnormal

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Spectro

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Spectrum

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Type

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Class

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Techn

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Skill

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Vir

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Virus

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Zygo

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Union

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Myco

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Fungus

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Mycosis

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Disease caused by fungus

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Onco

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Cancer

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Poiesis

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Formation

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Partum

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Birth

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Sanit

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Health

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Calori

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Heat

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Coma

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Deep sleep

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Gymn

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Naked

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Vito

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Life

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Radio

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Radiation

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Acu

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Needle

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Anomalo

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Abnormal

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Baro

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Pressure/weight

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Dynia

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Pain

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Dynamo

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Strength

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Equi

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Equal

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Eti

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Cause

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Labile

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Unstable

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Lyo

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Loosen

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Scler

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Hardening/thickening

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Scirrh

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Hard

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Schisto

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Fissure

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Schisis

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Cleft

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Schiz

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Split

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Lucent

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Light emitting

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Tumesc

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Swelling

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Tempo

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Time

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Phoria

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Feeling

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Physis

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Growth

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Psammo

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Sand like

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Apo

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Away from

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Acr

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Extremities

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Anterior

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Towards the front

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Ambi / amph

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Both sides

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Posterior

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Towards the back

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Dextro

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Right

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Levo

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Left

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Retro

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Backwards

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Alti

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High

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Ather

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Fat

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Bando

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Band cells

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Amyl

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Starch

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-coccus

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Round shaped cell

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Andro

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Male

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Gyn

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Female

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Arim

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Life

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Calc

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Stone

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Arachn

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Spider

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Aer

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Air

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Abras

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To rub away

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Port

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To carry

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Phon

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Sound

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Cryo

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Cold

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Auto

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Self

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Allo

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Different human

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Xeno

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Different species

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Choano

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A funnel

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Chord

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String

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Chym

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Fluid

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Cilia

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Hair

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Carb

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Flesh

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Carcin

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Cancer

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Crypt

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Hidden

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Dipl

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Double

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Dolich

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Long

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Astheni

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Weakness

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Alter

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Change

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Aspir

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Inhaling

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Ante / pre

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Before

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Post

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After

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Primi

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First

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Acoust /aud

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Heading

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Aux

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To grow

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Ben

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Good

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Ambul

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Walk

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Ankyl

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Fusion

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Contra

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Against

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Crine

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To secrete

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Rrhage

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Heavy flow

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Malacia

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Softening

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Tresia

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Opening

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My

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Muslce

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Rrhaphy

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Suture

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Cylysis

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Washing

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Desis

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Surgical fixation

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Centesis

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Removal of fluid

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Graft

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Organ/tissue used for transplantation

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