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106 Cards in this Set
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pan/cyto/penia
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all/cell/abnormal reduction
abnormal deficiency of all body cells |
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leuk/emia
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white/blood condition
cancer where there is an increase in white blood cells |
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tox/oid
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poison/resembling
substrate that's been treated to destroy its toxicity |
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meso/morphic
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middle/form/pertaining to
related to the intermediate form |
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acro/cynia
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extremity,topmost/pain
condition with pain, swelling, discoloration in fingers & toes - most because of overexposure to mercury |
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meta/stasis
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beyond,after,change/stop,stand
transfer of disease from one organ to another |
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ultra/sono/graphy
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beyond,excessive/sound/process of recording
images of deep structures of the body by recording the echoes of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissue where there is a change in density |
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tachy/cardia
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fast/heart
fast heart rate (>100) |
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pyo/poiesis
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pus/formation or discharge of stuff
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aden/itis
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gland/swollen
inflammation of lymph node or gland |
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macro/cephal/ous
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large,long/head/pertaining to
abnormally large head |
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para/centesis
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alongside of,abnormal/puncture or aspiration
fluid from the abdomen is removed through a needle |
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micro/lith/iases
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small/sonte/formation or presence of
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ortho/pedic
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straight,normal,correct/child,foot
surgery on supporting structures of the body-bones, joints, ligaments, muscles |
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angio/megaly
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vessel/enlargement
enlargements in blood vessels (especially in eye lids) |
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psych/iatry
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mind/treatment
study, treatment, prevention of mental disorders |
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carcino/genesis
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cancer/origin
production of cnacer |
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nephr/ologist
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kidney/one who studies
doctor of the kidney |
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rhino/sten/osis
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nose/narrow/condition,process
obstruction of the nasal passages |
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hypo/hydr/ation
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below,deficient/water/condition,process
condition of deficient hydration |
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aero/gastr/algia
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air,gas/stomach/pain
pain because of gas or air in the stomach |
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fibr/oma
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fiber/tumor
tumor of fibrous of connective tissue |
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necro/philia
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death/attraction for
sexual attraction or sexual contact with dead bodies |
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scler/osis
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hard/condition,process
hardening of tissue |
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hemo/lysis
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blood/breaking down,dissolution
breaking open of red blood cells |
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acro/phob/ia
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extremity,topmost/exaggerated fear or sensitivity/condition of
extreme fear of heights |
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cyto/meter
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cell/instrument for measuring
instrument for counting, measuring, sorting cells |
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cyano/tic
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blue/pertaining to
pertaining to tissue turning blue |
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extra/vascul/ar
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outside/vessel/pertaining to
outside of the vessel |
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hyper/trophy
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above,excessive/development
increase in size of an organ |
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supranasal
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above the nose
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reactivate
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make active again
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preoperative
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before surgery
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dehydrated
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not watered
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transdermal
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across or through the skin
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superactue
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excessively sever
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infranavel
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below or under the navel
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exocardia
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outside the heart
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dysphonia
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difficult voice
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abduction
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to turn away from
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prophylaxis
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to guard before
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circumvascular
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around a blood vessel
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hemiplegia
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half paralysis
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away from
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ab-
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between
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inter
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alongside of
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para-
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around
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peri-
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behind
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retro-
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against or opposed
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anti-
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without
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an-
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outside
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ecto-
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across or through
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dia-
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poly-
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many
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hypo-
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below or deficient
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oligo-
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few or deficient
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mono-
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one
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pan-
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all
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ultra-
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beyond or excessive
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bi-
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two, both
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quadri-
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four
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semi-
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half
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infra-
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below
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hyper-
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above or excessive
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ante-
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before
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post-
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after
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tachy-
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fast
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brady-
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slow
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again
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re-
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a-
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without
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podo-
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foot
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oro-
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mouth
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neo-
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new
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ation
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process
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-ectasis
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expansion
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dextr/o
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right
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-tripsy
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crushing
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black
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tri-
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erythro-
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red
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quadric-
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four
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leuk/o-
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white
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uni-
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one
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cyano-
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blue
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bi-
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two
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oligo-
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few
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dextro-
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right
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sinistro-
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left
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-gram
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record
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-osis
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condition or increase
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-ectomy
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excision
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-rrhexus
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rupture
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-ula
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small
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-ism
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condition of
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nephritis
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inflammation of the kidney
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nephrogenous
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developing from the kidney
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nephrorrhaphy
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suture of the kidney
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nephrostomy
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creating of an opening in the kidney
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nephrectomy
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excision of the kidney
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nephroma
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kidney tumor
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nephropexy
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surgical fixation of the kidney
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nephrolithiasis
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presence of kidney stones
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nephroptosis
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downward displacement of the kidney
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nephrocele
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hernia of the kidney
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nephrotomy
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incision of the kidney
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nephrolysis
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dissolution or breakdown of the kidney
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