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Module 11 Urinary System

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azot/o   CF: nitrogenous waste  
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bacteri/o   CF: bacteria  
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cyst/o   CF: urinary bladder  
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glomerul/o   CF: glomerulus  
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glycos/o   CF: sugar  
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keton/o   CF: ketone  
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lith/o   CF: stone, calculus  
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meat/o   CF: opening  
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nephr/o   CF: kidney  
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noct/i, nyct/o   CF: night  
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olig/o   CF: scanty  
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pyel/o   CF: renal pelvis  
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ren/o   CF: kidney  
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scler/o   CF: hard  
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ur/o   CF: urine  
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urin/o   CF: urine  
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ureter/o   CF: ureter  
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urethr/o   CF: urethra  
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vesic/o   CF: bladder  
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poly-   Prefix: many  
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-cele   Suffix: hernia  
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-emia   Suffix: blood condition  
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-iasis   Suffix: abnormal condition  
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-lith   Suffix: stone, calculus  
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-lithiasis   Suffix: abnormal condition of having stones  
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-lysis   Suffix: destruction  
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-megaly   Suffix: enlarged  
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-pathy   Suffix: disease  
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-pexy   Suffix: surgical fixation  
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-ptosis   Suffix: prolapse  
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-rrhaphy   Suffix: suture  
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-tome   Suffix: instrument for cutting  
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-tomy   Suffix: incision  
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-tripsy   Suffix: surgical crushing  
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-urea   Suffix: urine  
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Kidneys   organ that filters nitrogenous waste from the blood  
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Ureters   vessels that takes waste from the kidneys to the bladder  
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Bladder   sac where urine is stored  
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Urethra   vessel from the bladder to outside the body  
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Renal Pelvis   where all urine is collected in the kidney before entering the ureter  
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Nephron   microscopic functioning unit of the kidney f capillaries inside the Bowmen’s capsule  
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Bowmen’s capsule   area that surrounds the glomeruli and starts the filtration process  
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glomerulus (singular) glomeruli (plural)   tuft of capillaries inside the Bowmen’s capsule  
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cystalgia   bladder pain  
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cystocele   prolapse of the bladder into the vagina  
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cystectomy   surgical removal of the urinary bladder  
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cystogram   x-ray of the urinary bladder  
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cystitis   inflammation of the urinary bladder  
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cystolith   calculus build up in the urinary bladder  
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cystolithiasis   abnormal condition of stones in the urinary bladder  
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cystolithotomy   incision of the urinary bladder to remove a stone(s)  
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cystopexy   surgical fixation of the urinary bladder  
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cystoplasty   surgical repair of the urinary bladder  
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cystoscope   an instrument to view the urinary bladder  
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cystoscopy   the process of viewing the urinary bladder  
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polycystic   having many fluid filled sacs  
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glomerulonephritis   disease of the kidneys causing inflammation of the capillaries of the glomeruli  
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glomerulosclerosis   hardening of the glomeruli  
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lithiasis   abnormal condition of having stones  
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lithotripsy   surgical crushing of stones  
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lithotomy   incision to remove stones  
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meatus   an opening  
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nephralgia   painful kidneys  
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nephrectomy   excision of a kidney  
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nephrogram   X-ray of kidney  
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nephritis   inflammation of one or both kidneys  
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nephrolith   calculus (stones) in the kidney  
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nephrolithiasis   abnormal condition of many kidney stones  
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nephrolithotomy   incision of the kidney to remove stones  
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nephrology   branch of medicine involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the kidney  
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nephrectomy   surgical removal of a kidney  
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nephroptosis   prolapse of a kidney  
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nephropexy   surgical fixation of a kidney  
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nephrorrhaphy   suturing of a kidney  
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pyelogram   x-ray of the renal pelvis  
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pyelitis   inflammation of the renal pelvis  
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pyelonephritis   inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney from a bacterial infection  
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pyeloplasty   surgical repair of the renal pelvis  
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renal   pertaining to the kidneys  
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uremia   urine in the blood, caused by improper kidney functioning (failure)  
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urologist   specialist in the diseases of the urinary system  
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urology   the study of the urinary system  
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ureteral   pertaining to the ureter  
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ureteralgia   painful ureter  
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ureterectasis   dilation of the ureter  
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ureterocele   protrusion of the ureter  
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ureterolith   ureter stone  
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ureterostenosis   narrowing of the ureter  
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urethral   pertaining to the urethra  
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urethralgia   urethra pain  
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urethrocele   protrusion of the urethra into the vagina  
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urethrocystitis   inflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra  
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urethrectomy   surgical removal of the urethra  
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urethroplasty   surgical repair of the urethra  
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urethritis   urethra inflammation  
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urethrorrhagia   rapid bleeding from urethra  
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urethroscope   instrument to visually examine urethra  
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urethrostenosis   narrowing of urethra  
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urinometer   instrument to measure urine  
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urinary   pertaining to urine  
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anuria   condition of no urine (produced by kidney)  
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azoturia   nitrogenous waste in the urine  
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bacteriuria   bacteria in urine  
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dysuria   condition of difficult or painful urination  
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glycosuria   condition of sugar in urine  
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hematuria   condition of blood in urine  
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ketonuria   ketones in urine  
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nocturia   condition of frequent nighttime urination  
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oliguria   condition of scanty amount of urine  
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polyuria   condition of (too) much urine  
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proteinuria   protein in urine  
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pyuria   condition of pus in urine  
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cystocele   protrusion of the bladder into the vaginal wall  
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rectocele   protrusion of the anus into the vaginal wall  
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dialysis   process of using a machine to artificially filter the blood  
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calculus   stone formed within organ by accumulation of mineral salts; found in kidney, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, or urethra; plural is calculi  
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diuresis   increased formation and secretion of urine  
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enuresis   involuntary discharge of urine after age by which bladder control should have been established  
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micturition   another term for urination  
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urinary incontinence   involuntary release of urine  
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urinary retention   inability to fully empty the bladder  
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urology   branch of medicine involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of urinary system. physician is a urologist  
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voiding   another term for urination  
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diabetic nephropathy   accumulation of damage to glomerulus capillaries due to chronic high blood sugars of diabetes mellitus  
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glomerulonephritis   inflammation of kidney (primarily of the glomerulus)  
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hydronephrosis   distention of renal pelvis due to urine collecting in kidney; often result of obstruction of ureter  
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nephrolithiasis   presence of calculi in kidney  
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nephroptosis   downward displacement of kidney out of normal location; commonly called floating kidney  
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oliguria   scanty (little amounts) production of urine  
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polycystic kidney   kidneys formation of multiple cysts within kidney tissue. Results in the destruction of normal kidney tissue and uremia  
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pyelonephritis   inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney  
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cystography   process of instilling contrast material or dye into bladder by catheter to visualize urinary bladder on X-ray  
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retrograde pyelogram   diagnostic X-ray in which dye is inserted through urethra to outline bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis  
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cystoscopy   visual examination of urinary bladder using instrument called cystoscope  
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urinary catheterization   insertion of tube through urethra and into urinary bladder for purpose of withdrawing urine or inserting dye  
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extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)   use of ultrasound waves to break up stones; procedure that is non-invasive. Destroys or crushes stones in the bladder or urethra by high frequency sound waves  
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hemodialysis (HD)   use of artificial kidney machine that filters blood of person to remove waste products  
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dialysis   removal of toxic waste substances from blood artificially with the use of a machine to filter it.  
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meatotomy   incision into meatus in order to enlarge opening of urethra  
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nephrolithotomy   surgical incision to directly remove stones from kidney  
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renal transplant   surgical placement of donor kidney  
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ARF   acute renal failure  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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CRF   chronic renal failure  
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cysto   cystoscopic exam  
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ESRD   end-stage renal disease  
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ESWL   extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy  
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GU   genitourinary  
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HD   hemodialysis  
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H2O   water  
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I&O   intake and output  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, bladder  
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RP   retrograde pyelogram  
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UA   urinalysis  
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UTI   urinary tract infection  
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VCUG   voiding cystourethrogram  
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micturition   urination  
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gluc/o, glucos/o   CF: sugar  
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genit/o   CF: genital, genitalia  
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anti-   Prefix: against  
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cortex   literal translation "bark": outside layer  
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medulla   middle layer  
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renal artery   blood vessels going into the hilum of the kidney to the glomeruli for filtering  
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renal veins   filtrate from kidneys to the veins leading out of the hilum of the kidney  
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cystorrhea   uncontrolled flow of urine  
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cystourethritis   inflammation of the bladder and urethra  
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genitourinary   pertaining to the genital and urinary systems  
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