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Abiosis
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“the absence of life”
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Acanthosis
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“Increased thickness of the prickle cell layer of the skin”
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Allostery
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“In bacteria, alteration of a regulatory site on a protein that changes its shape and activity”
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Analgesic
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“A drug that relieves pain”
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Analgia
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“State of being without pain”
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Angiostenosis
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“Narrowing of a vessel, especially a blood vessel”
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Antibiotic
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“Destructive to life” also “A natural or synthetic substance that destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth”
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Antitoxin
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“An antibody produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific biologic toxin”
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Arteriostosis
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“Calcification of a bone”
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Arthritides
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“Plural form: Joint inflammation”
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Arthritis
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“Joint inflammation”
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Arthrosclerosis
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“Stiffening of hardening of the joints”
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Arthrosteitis
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“Inflammation of the bony structures of a joint”
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Biotoxin
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“A toxin produced by or found in a living organism”
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Bradycardia
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“A slow heart rate of less then 60 beats per minute found in an adult”
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Diencephalon
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The second portion of the brain”
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Dysarthrosis
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Joint malformation or deformity”
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Encephalalgia
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Deep seated head pain”
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Encephalomalacia
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“Cerebral softening”
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Endoneurium
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“A delicate connective tissue sheath that surrounds nerve fibers within a fasciculus”
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Endosteum
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“The membrane lining the marrow cavity of a bone”
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Endotoxin
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“A lipopolysaccharide that is part of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria”
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Epicardium
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“The serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium; the visceral layer of the pair of serous pericardial membranes”
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Epicranium
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The soft tissue covering the cranium”
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Erythrocytosis
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“An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in circulation”
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Erythroprosopalgia
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“Neuropathy marked by redness and pain in the face”
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Exocardia
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“A congenitally abnormal position of the heart”
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Exotoxin
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“A poisonous substance produced by bacteria”
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Hemialgia
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“Pain in half the body”
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Hypalgesia
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“A lessened sensitivity to pain”
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Hyperalgesia
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“An excessive sensitivity to pain”
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Leptocephalia
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“Having an abnormally vertically elongated, narrow skull”
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Leukotoxin
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“Leukocytotoxin: a toxin that destroys leukocytes”
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Lithiasis
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“The formation of stones”
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Mesocardia
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“Location of the heart in the midline of the thorax”
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Nephrolithiasis
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“The presence of calculi (stones) in the kidney”
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Nephrosclerosis
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“Hardening of the connective tissues of the kidneys”
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Neuritis
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“Inflammation of a nerve”
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Ostalgia
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“Pain in a bone”
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Osteometry
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“Measurement of bones and their relationships with the skeleton”
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Osteomalacia
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“A vitamin D deficiency in adults that results in a shortage or loss of calcium salts, causing bones to become increasingly soft, flexible, brittle, and deformed.
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Pericarditis
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“Inflammation of the pericardium, marked by chest pain, fever, and an audible friction rub.”
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Periosteum
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“The fibrous membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces”
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Prosoponeuralgia
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“Trigeminal neuralgia”
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Protobiology
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“The study of microorganisms smaller than bacteria”
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Scleriasis
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“The thickening and hardening of skin”
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Stenocephaly
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“Narrowness of the cranium in one or more diameters”
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Sterology
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“The study of three dimensional aspects of objects”
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Synalgic
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“Pertaining to or marked by referred pain”
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Toxicosis
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“A disease resulting from poisoning”
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Acromegaly
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“chronic syndrome of growth hormone excess, most often caused by pituitary macroadenoma”
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Allodynia
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“condition in which an ordinarily painless stimulus, once perceived, is experienced as being painful”
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Amphiarthrosis
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“form of articulation in which the body surfaces are connected by cartilage”
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Anastomosis
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“a surgical or pathological connection between two tubular structures”
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Anemic
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“pertinent to anemia; deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in volume of blood”
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Anergia
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“Inactivity; lack of energy”
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Anodyne
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“a drug that relieves pain”
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Arthropyosis
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“the formation of pus in a joint”
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Asynergy
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“lack of coordination among organs or body parts that usually work together harmoniously”
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Cheirology
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“Dactylology; use of the finger alphabet in communicating”
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Cholelithiasis
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“the presence of stones in the gallbladder or common bile duct”
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Colicystitis
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“inflammation of the bladder resulting from Escherichia coil infection”
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Coloenteritis
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“inflammation of the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines”
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Colonoscopy
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“visualization of the lower gastrointestinal tract”
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Colostomy
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“the opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to its skin surface”
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Cyanosis
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“a blue, gray, slate, or purple discoloration of the skin”
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Cystoma
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“a cystic tumor”
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Dysentery
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“diarrhea containing blood and mucus that can cause abdominal pain”
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Endogastritis
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“inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach”
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Enterocholecystostomy
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“a surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine”
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Enterodynia
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“pain in the intestine”
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Epigastrium
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“the superior central portion of the abdomen”
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Eucholia
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“normal health of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted”
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Gastrocele
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“hernia of the stomach”
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Gastrolithiasis
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“the formation of calculi in the stomach”
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Hematoma
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“a swelling comprising a mass of extravagated blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel”
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Heparin
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“organic acid that occurs naturally in the body and prevents blood clots; found especially in lung and liver tissue”
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Hepatosplenitis
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“inflammation of the liver and spleen”
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Heteroprosopus
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“condition of having two heads”
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Hyperemia
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“excess of blood in a body part”
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Lipemia
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“an abnormal amount of fat in the blood”
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Melanoma
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“a malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells that often arises in a brown or black mole”
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Metabiosis
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“dependence of an organism for its existence on another”
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Microbe
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“a unicellular or small multicelluar organism including bacteria”
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Microcephalia
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“Abnormal smallness of the head”
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Nephrocystanastomsis
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“Hardening of the connective tissues of the kidneys”
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Nephropyosis
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“purulence of a kidney”
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Nyctalgia
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“pain occurring at night”
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Pachycephalic
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“possessing an abnormally thick skull”
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Paracanthoma
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“a tumor involving the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis”
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Parenteral
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“denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal”
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Proencephalus
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“a deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull”
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Protogaster
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“the archenteron or gastrocele; the cavity in a gastrula or developing embryo from which the digestive tract develops”
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Pseudoanemia
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“pallor of mucous membranes and skin without other signs of true anemia”
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Pyonephrosis
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“pus accumulation in the pelvis of the kidney”
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Sarcocarcinoma
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“a tumor with characteristics of both sarcomas and carcinomas”
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Spasm
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“involuntary sudden movement; muscular contraction”
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Splenomegaly
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“enlargement of the spleen”
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Stomatitis
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“any disease of the mouth”
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Synergy
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“process in which two or more agents or organs work working with each other cooperating
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