Terminology
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| albumin/o | albumin (protein)
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| bacteri/o | bacteria
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| cali/o | calyx
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| calic/o | calyx
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| noct/o | night
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| olig/o | scanty, few
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| py/o | pus
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| nyctal/o | night
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| prostat/o | prostate
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethra/o | urethra
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| nyct/o | night
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| ur/o | urine
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| ren/o | kidney
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| andr/o | male
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| gynec/o | female
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| balan/o | glans penis
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| crytp/o | hidden
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| orch/i | testes
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| spermat/o | sperm, spermatozoa
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| vas/o | vas deferens (vessel duct)
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| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| orchi/o | testes
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| amni/o | amnion (amnion sac)
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| cervic/o | cervix
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| colp/o | vagina
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| episi/o | vulva
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| orchid/o | testes
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| galact/o | milk
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| gynec/o | female
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| labi/o | lip, labia
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| uter/o | uterus
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| men/o | menses (menstruation)
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| mamm/o | breats
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| metri/o | uterus
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| gonad/o | sex glands (gonads)
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| aden/o | gland
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| abort/o | miscarry
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| agora- | marketplace (fear of open spaces)
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| nat/o | birth
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| ov/o | egg
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| perine/o | perineum
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| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian)
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| vulv/o | vulva
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| uter/o | uterus (womb)
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| -genesis | formation, production, origin
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -al, -ar | pertaining to
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | herniation, hernia, swelling
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| -arche | beginning
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| -cyesis | pregnancy
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| -gravida | pregnant woman
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| -para | to bear (off spring)
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| -algesia | pain
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| -salpinx | tube (fallopian / eustachian)
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| -tocia | childbirth, labor
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| -version | turning
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| Juxta- | beside, next to
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| peri- | around
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| epi- | above, on top
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| -tropia | turning
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| hyper- | excessive, above normal
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| hypo- | deficiency, less than
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| poly- | many, much
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| dys- | difficult, bad, painful
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| a-, an- | without, not
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| endo- | within, in
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| lacti- | milk
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| primi- | first
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| multi- | many, much
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| metr/o | uterus measurement
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| lact/o | milk
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| pen/o | penis
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| -spasm | twitching, involuntary contractions
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| -tomy | incision
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -scopy | to view, visual examination
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| -scope | instrument for examining
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| -lysis | destruction, separation, loosening
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| -pathy | disease
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| -epi | above, upon, on top
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -physis | growth
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| -ist | specialist
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| log/o | study of
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| -ism, -ia | condition of
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| -iso | same, equal
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -ptosis | drooping, sagging
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| -gram | record, writting
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -oma | tumor
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| -ptosis | downward placement
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| -oid | resembling
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| -penia | decrease deficiency
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| -desis | binding, fixation
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| -logist | specialist in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| micr/o | small
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| -ology | study of
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| -schisis | a splitting
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| -metry | act of measurement
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| metr/o | uterus (womb) measurement
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| mi/o | smaller, less
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| muc/o | mucus
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| log/o | study of
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| micro- | small
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| myx/o | mucus
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| neo- | new
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| -ectasis | dilation, expanison
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| metri/o | uterus (womb)
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| pseudo- | false
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| gyn/o | femail
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| nulli- | none
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| peritone/o | pertioneum
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| de- | cessation
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| mega- | enlargement
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| -us | condition, structure
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| -esis | condition
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| -ism, -sis | state of condition
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -plasty | plastic or surgical repair
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| -opsy | view of ...
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| -ostomy | creation of artificial opening
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| -pnea | breathing
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| pyr/o | fire
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| -tic, -ory, -itic | pertaining to, relating to
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| -ar, -ial, -ary, -ac, -ic, -al | pertaining to
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| -oid | resembling
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| -er, -ician | one who ....
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| in- | in, not
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| spir/o | breathing
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| -isy | state of condition
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| pyr/o | heat, fever, fire
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| sial/o | saliva
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| puerper- | childbirth
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| cauter/o | heat, burn
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| onc/o | tumor
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| aur/o | ear
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| par/o | to bear, labour, give birth to
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| -para | to bear (off spring)
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| para- | near, beside, beyond
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| auricul/o | ear
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| son/o | sound
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| -desis | surgical fixation, fushion
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| pachy/o | thick
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| home/o | same, alike
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| cyt/o | cell
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| idi/o | unknown
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| tropia- | turning
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| cyte- | cell
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| homeo- | same, alike
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| -opia | vision
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -pexy | put in place, fixation
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| -phagia | eatting, swallowing
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| -phasia | speech
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| phleb/o | vein
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| -ptosis | spitting
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| py/o | pus
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| ven/o | vein
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| tympan/o | middle ear, eardrum
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| eosin/o | rose, dawn coloured
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| retin/o | retina
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| sulc/o | groove
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| synaps/o | point of contact
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| tachy- | fast, rapid, swift
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| -trophy | nourishment
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| sub- | below, under
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| psych/o | mind
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| syn- | union, together, joined
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| schiz/o | split
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| ment/o | mind
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure
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| pachy/o | thick
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| phren/o | mind
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