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Suffixes Flashcards

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Toward

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-ad

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Pain

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-algia, -dynia

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Weakness

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-asthenia

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Immature, forming

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-blast

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Hernia

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-cele

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Destroying, killing

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-cidal, -cide

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Breaking

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-clasis

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Breaking instrument

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-clast

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Secreting

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-crine

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Separate

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-crit

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Cell

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-cyte

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12
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Condition of cells

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-cytosis

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13
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Skin

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-derma

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Binding

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-desis

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Expansion; dilation

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Removal of

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-ectomy

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17
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Swelling

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-edema

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18
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Condition

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-ema

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19
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Vomiting

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-emesis

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Blood

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-emia

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21
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Relating to blood

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-emic

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Sensation

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-esthesia

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23
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In the shape of

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-form

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Producing, coming to be

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-gen

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25
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Production of

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-genesis

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26
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Producing

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-genic

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27
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Protein

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-globin, -globulin

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A recording

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-gram

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29
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Recording instrument

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-graph

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30
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Process of recording

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-graphy

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31
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Pathological condition or state

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-iasis

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32
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Pertaining to

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-ic

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33
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Treatment, practice, body of knowledge

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-ics

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34
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Condition, disease, doctrine

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-ism

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35
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Inflammation

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-itis (pl., -itides)

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36
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Movement

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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37
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Condition of

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-lepsy

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38
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Having seizures

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-leptic

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39
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One who practices

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-logist

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40
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Study, practice

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-logy

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41
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Destruction of

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-lysis

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42
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Destroying

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-lytic

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43
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Softening

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-malacia

44
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Obsession

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-mania

45
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Enlargement

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-megaly

46
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Measuring device

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-meter

47
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Measurement

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-metry

48
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Like, resembling

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-oid

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Tumor, neoplasm

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-oma (pl., -omata)

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Vision

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-opia, -opsia

51
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View of

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-opsy

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Condition, state, process

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-osis (pl., -oses)

53
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Opening

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-ostomy

54
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Oxygen

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-oxia

55
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Bearing

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-para

56
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Slight paralysis

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-paresis

57
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Producing; bearing

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-parous

58
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Disease

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-pathy

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Deficiency

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-penia

60
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Digestion

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-pepsia

61
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Fixation, usually done surgically

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-pexy

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Eating, devouring

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-phage, -phagia, -phagy

63
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Speaking

A

-phasia

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Removal

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-pheresis

65
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Attraction; affinity for

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-phil, -philia

66
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Fear

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-phobia

67
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Sound

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-phonia

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Carrying

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-phoresis

69
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Feeling; carrying

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-phoria

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Of the mind

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-phrenia

71
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Wasting away

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-phthisis

72
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Protection

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-phylaxis

73
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Growing

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-physis

74
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Plaque

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-plakia

75
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Formation

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-plasia, -plasm, -poiesis

76
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Forming

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-plastic, -poietic

77
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Surgical repair

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-plasty

78
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Paralysis

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-plegia

79
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One who is paralyzed

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-plegic

80
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Breath

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-pnea

81
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One that forms

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-poietin

82
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Lessening in density

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-porosis

83
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Falling down; drooping

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-ptosis

84
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Discharging heavily

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

85
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Surgical suturing

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-rrhaphy

85
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A flowing, a flux

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-rrhea

86
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Rupture

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-rrhexis

87
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Splitting

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-schisis

88
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Instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring)

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-scope

89
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Use of an instrument for observing

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-scopy

90
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Sleep

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-somnia

91
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Contraction

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-spasm, -stalsis

92
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Stopping; constant

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-stasis

93
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Agent to maintain a state

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-stat, -static

94
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Narrowing

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-stenosis

94
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Opening

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-stomy

95
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Cutting instrument, segment

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-tome

96
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Cutting operation

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-tomy

97
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Nutritional

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-trophic

98
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Nutrition

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-trophy

99
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Turning

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-tropia

100
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Turning toward

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-tropic

101
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Condition of turning toward

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-tropy

102
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Urine

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-uria

103
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Turning

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-version

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