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106 Cards in this Set
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What does the word part "herni(o)" mean ?
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hernia
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What does the word part "hidr(o)" mean ?
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perspiration, sweat
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What word part means "tissue" ?
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hist(o)
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What word part means "sameness, constant" ?
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home(o)
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What is the word part for "humerus" ?
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humer(o)
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What does the word part "hydr(o)" mean ?
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water
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Hyper-
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excessive, more than normal
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Hypo-
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beneath, or below normal
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What is the anatomical name for "pituitary gland" ?
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hypophysis
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What is the word part for "hypophysis" ?
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hypophys(o)
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What is the word part for "uterus" ?
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hyster(o)
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-ia, -iasis
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condition
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-iac
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one who suffers
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What is the meaning of the combining form "iatr(o)" ?
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physician or treatment
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-iatrician
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practitioner
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-iatrics, -iatry
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medical profession or treatment
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-ible
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able to, capable of
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-ic
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pertaining to
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What does the word part "ichthy(o)" mean ?
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fish
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What is the word part that means "individual" ?
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idi(o)
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What is the word part that means "ileum" ?
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ile(o)
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What is the word part that means "ilium" ?
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ili(o)
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What does the word part "immun(o)" mean ?
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immune
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in-
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not or inside
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What is the word part that means "lowermost, or below" ?
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infer(o)
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infra-
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beneath, under
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What is the word part that means "insulin" ?
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insulin(o)
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inter-
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between
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What is the meaning of the word part, "intestin(o)" ?
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intestines
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intra-
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within
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What is the word part that means "iodine" ?
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iod(o)
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ipsi-
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same
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What are the combining forms that mean "iris" ?
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ir(o), irid(o)
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What word part mean "equal" ?
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is(o)
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What does the word part, "ischi(o)" mean ?
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ischi(o)
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-ism
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condition or theory
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-ist
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one who
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ive
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pertaining to
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What is the word part for "jejunum" ?
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jejun(o)
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What does the word part "kal(i)" mean ?
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potassium
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What is the word part that means "nucleus" ?
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kary(o)
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kerat(o)
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cornea; hard, horny
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What are the combining forms that mean "ketone bodies" ?
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ket(o), keton(o)
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What does the word part "kinesi(o)" mean?
-kinesia & -kinesis |
movement
movement, motion |
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Lact(o)
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milk
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What is the combining form that means "abdominal wall" ?
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lapar(o)
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Laryng(o)
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larynx
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What is the combining form that means "side" ?
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later(o)
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-Lepsy
leps(o) |
seizure
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What does the word part "leuk(o); or leuc(o)" mean ?
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white
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-lexia
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words, phrases
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lip(o)
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fat, lipid
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-Lith
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stone, calculus
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What is the word part that means "lobe" ?
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lob(o)
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Log(o)
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knowledge or words
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-logic, -logical
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pertaining to
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-logist
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one who studies; specialist
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-logy
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study, or science of
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What is the word part that means "lower back" ?
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lumb(o)
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What is the word part that means "lymph" ?
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lymph(o)
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Lymphaden(o)
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lymph node
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What is the word part that means "lymph vessel" ?
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lymphangi(o)
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What is the word part that means "lymphatics" ?
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lymphat(o)
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What does the word part "lys(o)" mean ?
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destruction, dissolving
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-Lysin
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that which destroys
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-Lysis
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process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
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-Lytic
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capable of destroying
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Macro-
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large or great
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Mal-
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bad
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What is the word part that means "softening" ?
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malac(o)
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-Malacia
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abnormal softening
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What are the combining forms that mean "breast" ?
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mamm(o), mast(o)
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What is the word part that means "mandible" ?
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mandibul(o)
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-Mania
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excessive preoccupation
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-Maniac
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one who shows excessive preoccupation
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What is the word part for "maxilla" ?
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maxill(o)
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What does the word part "mechan(o)" mean ?
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mechanical
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What are the combining forms for "middle" ?
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medi(o),
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What is the word part that means "mediastinum" ?
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mediastin(o)
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Mega-
Megalo- -Megaly |
enlargement
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Melan(o)
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black
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What is the word part that means "month" ?
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men(o)
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What are the combining forms for "meninges" ?
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mening(i)
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What does the word part "ment(o)" mean ?
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mind
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Meso-
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middle
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Meta-
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change
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What is the word part that means "measure; uterine tissue" ?
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metr(o)
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-Meter
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instrument used to measure
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-Metry
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process of measuring
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Micro-
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small
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Mid-
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middle
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Milli-
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one thousandth
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Mono-
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one
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What is the word part that means "shape; form" ?
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morph(o)
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muc(o)
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mucus
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Multi-
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many
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What are the combining forms that mean "muscle" ?
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muscul(o), my(o)
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What is the combining form that means "fungus" ?
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myc(o)
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What is the word part "myel(o)" ?
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bone marrow, or spinal cord
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my(o)
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muscle
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What does the word part, "myocardi(o)" mean ?
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myocardium
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What is the word part that means "stupor" ?
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narc(o)
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What is the word part that means "nose" ?
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nas(o)
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What is the word part "nat(o)" ?
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birth
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What is the word part for "sodium" ?
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natr(o)
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