Prefixes of location and medication administration- Unit 12 Flashcards

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1
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prefix means bad or poor

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mal

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suffix meaning appetite

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orexia

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prefix means branching or dividing

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furco

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combining form for bloody

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sanguino

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giving treatment or medication

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administration

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lack of appetite or desire to eat

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anorexia

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oppositional or blocking

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antagonistic

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before a fever

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anterfebrile

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bending forward

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anteflexion

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before death

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antemortem

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before birth

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antenatal

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before delivery

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antepartum

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13
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in front of

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anteposition

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before a fever

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antepyretic

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turning toward

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anteversion

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without symptoms

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asymptomatic

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made of two cells

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bicellular

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18
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a two-bellied muscle

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biceps

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19
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lens having two focus strenghts

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bifocal

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20
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branch into two

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bifurcation

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21
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having two nuclei

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binuclear

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22
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having two poles

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bipolar

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23
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attracted to two sexes

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bisexual

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24
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condition of purging after eating

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bulimia

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25
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wasting away of the body

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cachexia

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26
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born with

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congenital

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27
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with blood relationship

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consanguinity

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28
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to break apart

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disassociate

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29
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to rid of infectious agents

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disinfect

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30
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to give out for use

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dispense

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31
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to cut apart

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dissect

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32
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to take out

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excise

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33
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to breathe out

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exhale

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34
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breathing out

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expiration

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35
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reproductive system structures

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genitals

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36
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anesthesia involving half the body

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hemianesthesia

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37
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half a heart

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hemicardia

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38
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excision of half the stomach

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hemigastrectomy

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39
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paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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40
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to cut into

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incise

41
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unable to be understood

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incoherent

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not compatible, does not associate well with

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incompatible

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not able to function properly

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incompetency

44
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inability to control urination or defecation

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incontinence

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original growth of an organism

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incubation

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organisms living within or on another organism

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infested

47
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penetration of a solution into tissues

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infiltration

48
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act of being red, swollen, painful and warm

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inflamed

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condition with such symptoms as a red, swollen and warm area

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inflammation

50
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introducing a substance into a vein through a needle

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infusion

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to breathe in

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inhale

52
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procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle

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injection

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not sane

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insane

54
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process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes

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insemination

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unable to fall asleep

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insomnia

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breathing in

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inspiration

57
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applying drops

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instillation

58
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between the cells

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intercellular

59
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within the abdomen

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intra-dominal

60
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within the aorta

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intra-aortic

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within the artery

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intra-arterial

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within the cranium

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intracranial

63
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within the urinary bladder

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intracystic

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within the dermal layer

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intradermal

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within the duodenum

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intraduodenal

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within the thorax

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intrathoracic

67
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within the vein

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intravenous

68
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generally poor feeling, not feeling well

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malaise

69
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infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium

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malaria

70
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poor formation

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malformation

71
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poor nutrition, missing essential nutrients

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malnutrition

72
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smelling bad

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malodorous

73
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having one nucleus

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mononuclear

74
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related to illness

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morbidity

75
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related to death

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mortality

76
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after meals

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postcibal

77
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after intercourse

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postcoital

78
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in back of the esophagus

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postesophageal

79
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after a fever

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postfebrile

80
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after glucose is administered

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postglucose

81
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after mastectomy surgery

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postmastectomy

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after menopause is complete

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postmenopausal

83
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after surgery

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postoperative

84
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after meals

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postprandial

85
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before anesthesia

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preanesthetic

86
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condition that may lead to cancer

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precancerous

87
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in front of frontal bone

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prefrontal

88
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write an order for before it can be done

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prescribe

89
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bloody

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sanguineous

90
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half of a circle

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semicircle

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partially in a coma

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semicomatose

92
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partially conscious

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semiconscious

93
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situation in which a room is shared

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semiprivate

94
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the layer below the dermis of the skin

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subcutaneous

95
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a three-deaded muscle

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triceps

96
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branch into three

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trifurcation

97
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of one cell

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unicellular

98
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one sided

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unilateral

99
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having one nucleus

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uninuclear