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105 Cards in this Set
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Gasterectomy
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Gastric Resection
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Diagnosis
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Made on the basis of complete knowledge of the patient condition
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Microscopic examination of living tissue
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Biopsy
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Abnormal condition of the mind
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Psychosis
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Inflammation of the nose
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Rhinitis
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High level of sugar in the blood
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Hyperglycemia
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Adipose means pertaining to
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Fat
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Supine means
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lying on the back
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Pertaining to the abdomen
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abdominal
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Beyond control (spread of a cancerous tumor)
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Metastasis
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Slow heartbeat
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Bradycardia
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Both sides
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Bilateral
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Lack of water
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Dehydration
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Yellow coloration of the skin
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Jaudice
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Drooping, sagging, prolapse
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Ptosis
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Swelling, fluid in tissues
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Edema
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Protein in the urine
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albuminuria
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Inability to hold uringe in the bladder
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incontinence
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Organ in the pregnant female's uterus that provides nourishment for the fetus
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placenta
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Absence of a testicle
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anchorism
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Sperm cells and fluid
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semen
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Thigh bone
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femur
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Collarbone
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clavicle
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Blackhead
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comedo
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Inflammatory skin disease
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ezcema
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Death
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necr/o
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Continuing over a long period of time
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Chronic
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Surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body
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-stomy
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Pertaining to between the ribs
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Intercostal
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Return of disease symptoms
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relapse
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Brady-
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slow
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Tachycardia
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Rapid heartbeat
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Percutaneous
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through the skin
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Petaining to the abdomen
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Celiac
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Buccal
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Pertaining to the cheek
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Stomat/o
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mouth
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Lack of appetite
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anorexia
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Spitting up blood from respiratory tract and lungs
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Hemoptysis
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Suture
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-rrhaphy
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Flow, discharge
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-rrhea
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Artificial kidney machine
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hemodialysis
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Incision of perineum during childbirth
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episiotomy
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The study and treatment of newborns
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neonatology
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Undescended testicles
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cryptorchism
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Spongy, porous bone tissue
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Cancellous bone
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The long shaft of a bone is called
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diaphysis
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Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage
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osteoarthritis
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Xer/o
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Dry
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Profuse sweating
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diaphoresis
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A wheal is a(n):
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Hive
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Electroencephalogram
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record of electricity in the brain
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Osteitis
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inflammation of bone
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Cancerous tumor
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carcinoma
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Iatrogenic
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pertaining to produced by treatment
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Removal of a gland
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Adenectomy
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Cystoscopy
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Visual examination of the urinary bladder
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Muscular wall seperating the abdominal and thoracic cavities
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diaphragm
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Throat
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Pharynx
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Sarcoma
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malignant tumor of flesh tissue
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Viscera
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Internal organs
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Voice box
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larynx
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The tailbone
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Coccyx
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Craniotomy
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Incision of the skull
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A histologist studies
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Tissues
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Amniocentesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
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Inflammation of the lymph tissue of the throat
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Tonsillitis
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Pain in the ear
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Otalgia
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Small artery
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arteriole
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Hernia of the urinary bladder
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cystocele
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Excessive development
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hypertrophy
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Pertaining to the opposite side
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contralateral
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Protrusion of an eyeball
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exopthalmos
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Metamorphosis
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change in shape or form
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Symptoms that precede an illness
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Prodrome
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Retropetitoneal
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behind the abdomen
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Dia-
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Complete, through
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Pertaining to the abdomen
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Gastric
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The combining form of the first part of the large intestine
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Ile/o
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Muscular wave-like movement to transport food through the digestive system
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Peristalsis
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Gingiv/o
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Gums
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Difficulty in swallowing
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dysphagia
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pyloric stenosis
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Narrowing of the opening between the stomach and intestine
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Bursting forth of blood from the spleen
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splenorrhagia
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Palatoplasty
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surgical repair of the roof of the mouth
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid form the abdomen
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Paracentesis
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Heavy menstral discharge
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Menorrhagia
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Visual examination of the abdomen
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Laproscopy
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Pregnancy
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Parturition
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Fingerlike ends of the fallopian tubes
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Fimbrae
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Removal of the Fallopian tubes and ovaries
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bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy
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Physician's effort to change the fetus during delivery
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Cephalic version
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Gynecomastia
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Abnormal development of the breast tissue in males
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Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone is called
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Xiphoid process
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Poor formation of a bone
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Osteodystrophy
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Pertaining to the upper arm bone
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Humeral
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surgical repair of a joint
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arthroplasty
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Malignant tumor of the smooth muscle
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Leiomyosarcoma
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Wasting away of muscle
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atrophy
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Pertaining to under a nail
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Subungal
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Connective tissue of the skin hardens
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Scleroderma
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Keloid
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Thickened scar
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Combining form of skin
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Cutane/o
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Profuse sweating
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diaphoresis
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Itching
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pruritus
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Absence of pigment in skin
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Albinism
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