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Visionary System/auditory system etc

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Term
Definition
ambly/o   dull or dim (Ie: Amblyopia)  
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blephar/o   eyelid (Ie: blepharitis)  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva (Ie: conjunctivitis)  
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cry/o   cold (Ie: cryotherapy)  
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cycl/o   ciliary body (Ie: cyclitis)  
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cyst/o   sac or bladder (Ie: dacryocystitis)  
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dacry/o   tear or tear duct(Ie: Dacryostenosis)  
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dipl/o   double (Ie: diplopia)  
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emmetro   A normal measure (Ie: Emmetropia)  
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glauc/o   Gray (Ie: glaucoma)  
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goni/o   angle (Ie: Gonioscope)  
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irid/o   iris (Ie: iridoplegia)  
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kerat/o   Cornea or hard or horny (Ie: Keratitis)  
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macul/o   Macula Lutea( Ie: Maculopathy)  
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mi/o   smaller ( ie: miotic)  
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mydr/o   Widen (ie: Mydriasis)  
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ocul/o   eye (ie: binocular)  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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opt/o   eye or vision  
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phac/o   lens (Ie: phacoma)  
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phot/o   light (Ie: Photophobia)  
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presby/o   Old (Ie: Presbyopia )  
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pupill/o   pupil (Ie: pupillary)  
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Retin/o   Retinal (Ie: retinal)  
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stigmat/o   Point (Ie: astigmatism)  
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ton/o   Pressure or tone (Ie: Tonometer)  
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trop/o   turning( Ie: Entropion)  
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vitre/o   glassy (Ie: Vitreous)  
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xer/o   dry (Xerophthalmia)  
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-opia   vision  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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adenoid   adenoids (ie: Adenoiditis)  
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acoust/o   hearing  
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audi/o   hearing  
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aur/o   ear  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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cauter/o   burn  
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glott/o   glottis  
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hem/o   blood  
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labyrinth/o   inner ear  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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mastoid/o   mastoid process  
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myring/o   eardrum  
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nas/o   nose  
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or/o   mouth  
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osm/o   smell or odor  
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ossicul/o   ossicle  
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ot/o   fungus  
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myc/o   fungus  
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palat/o   palate(referring to hard palate or soft palate depending on context)  
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phag/o   eating or swallowing  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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phon/o   voice or sound  
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polyp/o   polyp  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sanguin   blood or bloody  
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ser/o   serum or serum-like fluid  
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sept/o   septum  
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sinus/o   sinus or cavity  
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somn/o   sleep  
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staped/o   stapes(Ossicle adjacent to inner ear)  
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trache/o   trachea  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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tympan/o   eardrum  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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-cussis or -acussis   hearing  
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-ization   process of  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-stomy   surgical opening  
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A- or An-   without  
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Ante-   Before  
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Anti   against  
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Auto-   self  
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Brady-   slow  
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contra   opposite  
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dia   complete or thorough  
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dys   painful or difficult or abnormal  
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end- or endo-   without or inner  
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epi   upon- or over or above  
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Eu-   Normal or good  
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ex   out or away from  
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hetero   different  
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hydro   water  
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hyper   excessive or above normal or above  
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hypo   deficient or below or below normal  
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in-   in or within or not  
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infra-   under or below or beneath  
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inter-   between  
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intra   within or inside  
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ipsi   same  
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Macro   large  
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meta   beyond or change  
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micro   small  
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Neo-   new  
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pachy-   thick  
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par or para   beside or beyond or near or two parts of a pair  
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per-   through  
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peri   around  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre- or pro-   before or in front of  
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pseudo-   false  
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retro-   backward or behind  
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syn-   together  
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tachy-   rapid or fast  
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trans-   through or across  
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ultra-   beyond or excess  
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Bi- or bin- or di-   two or double or twice  
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hemi-   half  
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mono- or mon- or uni-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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quad- or quadri   four  
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semi-   half  
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tri-   three  
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arthr/o   joint  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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card/i   heart  
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chem/o   chemical  
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dermat/o   skin  
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enter/o   intestine or small intestine  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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hepat/o   liver  
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immun/o   immunity or immune or protection  
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morph/o   shape  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o   bone  
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pharyng/o   throat  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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rhin/o   nose  
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therm/o   heat  
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tonsill/o   tonsill  
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Vertebr/o   vertebra  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   hernia or protrusion  
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-cise   cut  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin  
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-dynia   pain  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-emic   relating to blood  
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-gen   what which produces  
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-genesis   production or generation  
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-genic   producing  
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-gnosis   knowing  
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-ia   state or condition  
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-ion   action or condition  
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-ism   state of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ization   process of  
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-ize   use or subject to  
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-logist   one who studies or specialist  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   separation or destruction  
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-lytic   separating or destroying  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement or large  
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-oma   tumor or mass  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osis   abnormal condition or abnormal function  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phobia   abnormal fear or aversion  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-porosis   porous  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhagia or rrhage   profuse fluid discharge or excessive discharge  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-trophy   development or nourishment  
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-um   creates a noun  
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-uria   urine condition or urination  
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-centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-ostomy   surgical construction of a mouth or an outlet  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair or reshaping by surgery  
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-tome   cutting instrument  
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nystagmus   Rapid movement of eyes( Fluttering of eyes)  
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intraocular pressure   Pressure from fluid build up in eye  
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glaucoma   Gray tumor but it really means eye disorders  
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mydriatic   A widener ( dilator)  
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