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  • penia
A

Deficiency

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  • algia
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Pain.

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  • megaly
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Enlargement.

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  • tomy
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Cutting

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  • list, logist
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One who studies.

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-asthenia

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Weakness.

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-desis

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Binding, function.

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-dynia

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Pain.

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-esthesia

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Sensation.

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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Movement.

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-phobia

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Fear.

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-phonia

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Sound.

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-phoria

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Feeling, carrying.

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cele-

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hernia.

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-cytosis

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Condition of cells.

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Expansion, dilation.

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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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-iasis

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Pathological condition or state, presence of.

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-ism

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Condition, disease.

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-itis

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Inflammation.

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-lepsy

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Seizures.

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-leptic

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Pertaining to seizures.

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-lithiasis

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Presence of stones.

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-mania

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Obsession, madness.

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-oma

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Tumor, neoplasm.

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-opia,-opsia

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Vision.

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-osis

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Condition, state, process.

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-paresis

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Slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling.

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-pathy

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Abnormal condition, disease process.

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-penia

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Deficiency, small, fewer.

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-philia

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Attraction, affinity for.

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-phrenia

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Of the mind.

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-phthisis

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Wasting away.

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-plegia

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Paralysis.

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-physis

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Growing.

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-plegic

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Pertaining to paralysis.

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-ptosis

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Falling down, drooping.

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-rrhea

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To flow or discharge.

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-rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding.

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-rrhexis

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Rupture.

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-tropic

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Pertaining to nutrition.

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-trophy

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Nutrition.

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-blast

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Immature, forming.

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-cidal, -cide

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Destroying, killing.

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-crine

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Secreting.

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-malacia

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Softening.

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-para

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(Suffix of body processes)

Bearing, given birth.

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-parous

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Bearing, producing offspring.

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-pepsia

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Digestion.

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-phage, -phagia

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Eating, devouring.

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-phasia

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Speaking.

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-phoresis

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Carrying.

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-plasia

A

Formation, development, growth.

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-plastic

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Forming.

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-pnea

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Breath.

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-poiesis

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Production, formation.

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-poietic

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Pertaining to production.

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-poietin

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Substance that produces.

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-rrhage

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(Suffix of body processes)

Discharging heavily.

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-rrhea

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(Suffix of body processes)

A flowing, a flux.

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-schisis

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Splitting.

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-somnia

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Sleep.

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-spasm

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Contraction.

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-stalsis

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Contraction.

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-stasis

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Stopping, constant, static.

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-stenosis

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Narrowing.

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-cyte

A

Cell.

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-derma

A

Skin.

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-emia

A

Blood.

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-emic

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Relating to blood.

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-globin, -globulin.

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Protein.

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-oxia

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Oxygen.

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-plakia

A

Plaque.

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-plasm, plasia

A

Thing formed, growth.

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-uria

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Urine.

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid.

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-ectomy

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Removal part of all of an organ or body part.

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-lysis

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Destruction of.

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-lytic

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Pertaining to destruction.

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-pexy

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Fixation, usually done surgically.

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair.

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-rrhapy

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Surgical suturing.

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-static, -statis

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Maintaining a state.

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-stomy

A

Opening.

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-tome

A

Cutting instrument, segment.

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-tomy

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Cutting operation, incision.

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-tripsy

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Crushing.

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-crit

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Separate.

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-gen

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Producer.

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-genesis

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Origin.

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-genic

A

Produced by.

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-graph

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A recording instrument.

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-graphy

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Process of recording.

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-meter

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Measuring device.

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-metry

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Measurement.

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-opsy

A

View of.

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-pheresis

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Removal.

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-phil

A

Attraction, affinity for.

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-scope

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An instrument for visual examination.

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-scopy

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Use of an instrument for viewing.

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-gram

A

A recording.

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-ad

A

(Miscellaneous)

Toward.

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-clast, -clasis

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(Miscellaneous)

Break, fracture.

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-form

A

(Miscellaneous)

In the shape of.

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-ic

A

(Miscellaneous)

Pertaining to.

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-ics

A

(Miscellaneous)

Treatment, practice, body of knowledge.

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-logist

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(Miscellaneous)

One who studies.

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-logy

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(Miscellaneous)

Study, practice.

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-oid

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(Miscellaneous)

Like, resembling.

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-phylaxis

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(Miscellaneous)

Protection, prevention.

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-plegic

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(Miscellaneous)

Pertaining to paralysis.

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-stat

A

(Miscellaneous)

Agent to maintain a state of equilibrium.

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-tropia

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(Miscellaneous)

Turning.

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-tropic

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(Miscellaneous)

Turning toward.

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-tropy

A

(Miscellaneous)

Attracted to target structure.

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-version

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(Miscellaneous)

Turning.

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