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Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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a, an

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without, absence of

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ab

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from, off, away from

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anti

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against, opposed

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bi, bin

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two

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brady

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slow

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contra

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against, opposed

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cryo

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cold

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de

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down, from, negative

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dia

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through, between, across

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dis

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reversal or separation

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dys

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bad, difficult, discarded

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ecto

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outside, outer

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endo

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within, inward

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extro, exo

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outside, outward

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epi

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upon, over

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erythr/o

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red

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eu

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good, easy, normal

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extra

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outside of, beyond

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hemi

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half

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hetero

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other, dissimilar

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homo, homeo

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same, unchanging

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hydro

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hydrogen, water

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hyper

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abnormally increases, excessive

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hypo

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under, below, deficient

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in

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not, negative, absence of

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in

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in, within, into

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inter

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between

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infra

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below, inferior

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intra

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within

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iso

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equal, same

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leuko

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white

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lith

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stone

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macro

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large

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mal

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bad

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megalo

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large, abnormal, enlargement

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melano

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black, dark

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meso

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middle

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micro

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small

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mono

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one

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multi

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many

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myo

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muscle

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naso

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nose

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neo

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new

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nulli

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none

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45
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oligo

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few, scanty

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46
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onc/o

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cancer

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47
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ophthal/ophthalmo

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eye

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ortho

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straight, correct

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pan

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all

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para

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near, beside, abnormal

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per

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through

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peri

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surrounding

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phleb

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vein

54
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poly

A

many

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pre

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before, in front of

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pseudo

A

false

57
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py/o

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pus

58
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quadric

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four

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retro

A

behind

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sub

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below

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tachy

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rapid, swift

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trans

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through

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xero

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dry, dryness

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-ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ial, ic, ior, ous

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pertaining to

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-ad

A

toward

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-algia

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pain

67
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-apheresis

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removal

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling, tumor

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture, tap

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of waste

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-clasia, clasis, clast

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break

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-cyte

A

cell

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-desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-ectasis

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expansion, dilation

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-ectomy

A

excision, surgical removal

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-emia

A

condition of the blood

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-gen

A

substance or agent that produces

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-genesis

A

origin or cause

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-genic

A

producing, originating, causing

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-gram

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record, x-ray image

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording or writing

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-ia, ism, sis, osis, iasis

A

condition of

85
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-ist, iatrist

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specialist

86
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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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loosening, dissolution, separating

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-logy

A

study of

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-malacia

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softening

90
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-megaly

A

enlargement

91
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-meter

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instrument used to measure

92
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-metry

A

measurement of

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-(o)dynia

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pain

94
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-oid

A

resembling

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-ologist

A

one who studies (specialist)

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-oma

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tumor

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-opia

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vision (condition)

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-opsy

A

view of, viewing

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-osis

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condition or process, abnormal (means increase when used with blood cell root words)

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency, abnormal reduction in number

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

104
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-phoria

A

feeling

105
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-plegia

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paralysis

106
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-pnea

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breath(ing), respiration

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-plasty

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repair, reconstruction

108
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-ptosis

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downward displacement

109
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-ptysis

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spitting

110
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-rrhage, rrhagia, rrhea

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bursting flow

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-rrhaphy

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suturing, repairing

112
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-rrhexis

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rupture

113
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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

114
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-scope

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viewing instrument

115
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-scopy

A

examination of

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-spasm

A

sudden contraction

117
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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

118
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-stomy

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surgical opening

119
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-tomy

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incision, cutting

120
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-tripsy

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to crush

121
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-trophy

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nourishment, development

122
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-uria

A

urine, urination

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