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ac

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pertaining to

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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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ar

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pertaining to

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ary

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pertaining to

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asthenia

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without strength

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cele

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pouching or hernia

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cyesis

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pregnancy

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cynia

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pain

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eal

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pertaining to

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ectasis

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expansion or dilation

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ectomy

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removal

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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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emia

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blood condition

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esthenia

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lack of sensation

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genic

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origin or production

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gram

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record

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graph

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recording instrument

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graphy

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recording press

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ia

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condition of

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iasis

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condition, formation of

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iatry

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treatment

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ic

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pertaining to

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icle

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small

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ism

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condition of

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itis

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inflammation

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ium

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tissue or structure

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lepsy

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seizure

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lith

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stone, calculus

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logy

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study of

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lysis

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breaking down or dissolution

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malacia

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softening

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megaly

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enlargement

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meter

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measuring instrument

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metry

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measuring process

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mycosis

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fungal infection

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oid

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resembling

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ole

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small

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ology

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study of

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oma

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tumor

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opia

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vision

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opsia

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vision

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osis

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abnormal condition, increase

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osmia

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smell

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ous

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pertaining to

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paresis

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partial paralysis

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pathy

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disease

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penia

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decrease

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pepsia

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digestion

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phagia

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swallowing

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phasia

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speech

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philia

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attraction for

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phobia

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fear

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plasia

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formation, development

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plasty

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surgical repair or reconstruction

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plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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pnea

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breathing

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rrhage

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to burst forth

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rrhea

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discharge

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sclerosis

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hardness

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scope

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examination instrument

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scopy

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examination

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spasm

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involuntary contraction

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stasis

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stop or stand

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tic

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pertaining to

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tocia

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childbirth, labor

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tomy

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incision

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toxic

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poison

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tropea

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to turn

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tropic

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stimulate

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trophy

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nutrition, growth

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ula

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small

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ule

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small

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y

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condition, process of