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ac

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pertaining to

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ar

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pertaining to

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agra

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excessive pain

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al

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pertaining to

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algia

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pain

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apheresis

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removal

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ary

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pertaining to

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ase

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enzyme

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asthenia

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weakness

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atresia

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absence of a normal body opening

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capnia

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carbon dioxide

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cele

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hernia; protrusion

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centesis

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surgical puncture, to aspirate fluid

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cidal

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killing

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clasia

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break

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clasis

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break

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clast

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break

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clysis

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irrigating, washing

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coccus; (pl. cocci)

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berry-shaped

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crine

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separate; secrete

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crit

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to separate

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cyte

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cell

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desis

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fusion

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drome

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run; running

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eal

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pertaining to

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ectasis

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stretching out

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ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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ectopia

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displacement

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emesis

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vomitting

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emia

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blood condition

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er

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one who

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esis

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condition

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ial

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pertaining to

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iasis

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condition

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ic

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pertaining to

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gen

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an agent that causes

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genesis

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origin; cause

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genic

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originating

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gram

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record; x-ray film

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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

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ia

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condition of abnormal state

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iatry

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treatment

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ician

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one who

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ictal

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attack

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ism

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state of

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itis

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inflammation

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lepsy

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seizure

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lysis

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loosening; separating

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lytic

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reduce

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malacia

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softening

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mania

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insane desire

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megaly

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enlargement

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meter

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measurement

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metry

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measurement

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morph

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form

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odia

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smell

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odynia

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pain

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oid

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resembling

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ologist

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refers to study and practice

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ology

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study of

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oma

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tumor; swelling

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opia

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vision (condition)

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opsy

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to view

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oorhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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orrhaphy

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suturing; repairing

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orrhea

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flow; excessive discharge

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orrhexis

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rupture

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osis

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abnormal condition

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otomy

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cut into

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ous

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pertaining to

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oxia

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oxygen

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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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reduction in number that is not expected

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pepsia

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digestion

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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phagia

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swallowing

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philia

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love

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phily

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love

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phobia

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fear of certain objects/things

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phonia

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sound or voice

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phoria

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feeling

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physis

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growth

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plasia

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forming of a growth

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plasm

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substance formation

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plasty

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plastic or surgical repair

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plegia

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paralysis

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pnea

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breathing

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poiesis

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formation

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porosis

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passage

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prandial

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meal

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praxia

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before

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ptosis

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sagging; prolapse

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ptysis

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spitting

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salpinx

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fallopian tube

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sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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schisis

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split

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sclerosis

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hardening

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scope

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an instrument for visual examination

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scopy

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visual examination

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scopic

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visual examination

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sepsis

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infection

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sis

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state of

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spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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stasis

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control; stop

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stalsis

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contraction

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stenosis

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narrowing

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thorax

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chest

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tocia

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birth; labor

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tome

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cutting instrument

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tripsy

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surgical crushing

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trophy

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nourishment

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ule

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little

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uria

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urine; urination

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