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82 Cards in this Set
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Enter/o
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Intestines
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root word
'in' major organ |
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Hemat/o
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Blood
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root word
red/ cells |
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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root word
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Neur/o
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nerve, nervous tissue, nervous system
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Pulmon/o
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Lung
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Dermat/o
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skin
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Path/o
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Disease
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Ur/o
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Urine
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Ophthalm/o
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eye
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root word
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Onc/o
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Tumor, swelling mass, cancer
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Ot/o
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Ear
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root word
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Ped/
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Foot
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-gist
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Person who practices a particular discipline
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Suffixes
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-ology
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study
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suffix
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-iatric
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medical profession
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suffix
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Sub-
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Under
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Prefix
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Hyper-
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Above
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Prefix
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Hypo-
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Below
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Prefix
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H&P
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History and Physical
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Abbreviations
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ac
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Before Meals
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Abbreviations
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AP
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Apical Pulse
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Abbreviations
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bid
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Two a day, bi-daily
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Abbreviations
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BP
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Blood Pressure
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Abbreviations
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-centisis
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surgical puncture
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suffix
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-ectomy
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removal, excision
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suffix
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-stomy
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surgical opening
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suffix
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-tomy
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incision
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suffix
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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suffix
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-algia
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pain
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suffix
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-ia
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condition
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suffix
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-genesis
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forming, producing
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suffix
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-emia
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blood condition
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suffix
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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suffix
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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suffix
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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suffix
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-itis
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inflamation
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suffix
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-megaly
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enlargement
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suffix
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-dynia
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pain
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suffix
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-pathy
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disease
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suffix
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-rrhage
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burst forth
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suffix
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-rrhagia
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bursting
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suffix
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-rrhea
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discharge
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suffix
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-iatry
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physician
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suffix
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-clasis
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surgical fracture
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suffix
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a-
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without
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prefix
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an-
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without, not
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prefix
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dys-
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bad pain
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prefix
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endo-
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within
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prefix
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hemi-
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one half
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prefix
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ante-
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before
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prefix
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pre-
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before
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prefix
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pro-
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infront, before
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prefix
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post-
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after
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prefix
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peri-
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around
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prefix
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ad-
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toward
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prefix
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hist/o
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tissue
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root word
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nephr/o
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kidney
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root word
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my/o
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muscle
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root word
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cyt/o
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cell
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crani/o
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cranium, skull
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lip/o
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fat
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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abbreviations
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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abbreviations
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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abbreviations
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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abbreviations
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STAT
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immediantly
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abbreviations
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bx
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biopsy
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abbreviations
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CT/CAT
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computerized axial tomography
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abbreviations
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CNA
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certified nursing assistant
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abbreviations
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CVA
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cardiovascular accident
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abbreviations
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DNR
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do not resuscitate
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abbreviations
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derm/o
dermat/o- |
skin
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root words
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myc/o
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fungus
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root words
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albin/o
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without pigment
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root words
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white
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root words
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cirrh/o
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liver
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root words
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xanth/o
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yellow
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root words
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cyan/o
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blue
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root words
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erythro
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red
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adren/o
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gland
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