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Atel/o
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Incomplete; imperfect
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Atelectasis
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Incomplete expansion (-ectasis) of the lung
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Condi/o
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Dust
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Pneumoconiosis
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Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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Lob/o
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Lobe
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Lobectomy
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Excision of a lobe
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Orth/o
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Straight
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Orthopnea
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Breathing in a straight or upright position
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Ox/i
Ox/o |
Oxygen
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Oximeter
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instrument (-meter) used for measuring oxygen
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Atel/o
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Incomplete; imperfect
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Atelectasis
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Incomplete expansion (-ectasis) of the lung
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Coni/o
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Dust
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Pneumoconiosis
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Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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Lob/o
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Lobe
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Lobectomy
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Excision of a lobe
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Orth/o
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Straight
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Orthopnea
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Breathing in a straight or upright position
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Ox/i
Ox/o |
Oxygen
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Oximeter
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instrument used for measuring oxygen
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Phren/o
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Diaphragm; mind
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Subphrenic
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Below the diaphragm
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Spir/o
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Breathe
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Spirometer
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Instrument for measuring breathing
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-capnia
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Carbon Dioxide
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Hypercapnia
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Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
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-osmia
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Smell
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Anosmia
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Without the sense of smell
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-phonia
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Voice
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Dysphonia
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Bad or impaired voice quality
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-pnea
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Breathing
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Apnea
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Without or not breathing
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-ptysis
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Spitting
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Hemoptysis
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Spitting or coughing up blood
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Auscultation
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Listening for sounds within the body using a stethoscope
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Epitaxis
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Nosebleed
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Hypoxemia
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Deficiency of oxygen in the blood
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Hypoxia
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Deficiency of oxygen in tissues
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Pleurisy
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Inflammation of the pleural membrane that causes pain and increased by coughing or deep breathing
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Spirometry
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A measurement of breathing or lung volumes
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Ather/o
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Fatty plaque
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Atheroma
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Tumor of fatty plaque
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Hemangi/o
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Blood vessel
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Hemangioma
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Tumor of blood vessels
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Phleb/o
Ven/o |
Vein
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Phlebectasis
Venostasis |
expansion of a vein
standing still of blood in a vein |
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Sten/o
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Narrowing; stricture
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Stenotic
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Pertaining to a narrowing or stricture
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Thromb/o
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Blood clot
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Thrombolysis
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Destruction of a blood clot
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Arrhythmia
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Inability of the heart to maintain a normal rhythm
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Bruit
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Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both; murmor
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Cardiomyopathy
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Any disease or weakening of the heart muscle that diminished cardiac function
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Coarctation
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Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
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Embolus
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Mass of undissolved matter (foreign object, air, gas, tissue, thrombus) circulating in blood or lymphatic channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel
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Infarct
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Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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Ischemia
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Local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
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Palpitation
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Sensation that the heart is not beating normally
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Thrombus
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Blood clot that osbtructs a vessel
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Meat/o
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Opening; meatus
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Meatotomy
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incision of the meatus
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Pyel/o
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Renal pelvis
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Pyelonephritis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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Ur/o
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Urine; urinary tract
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Urolith
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Stone in the urinary tract
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Andr/o
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Male
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Androgenic
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Pertaining to maleness
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Balan/o
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Glans penis
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Balanoplasty
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Surgical repair of the glans penis
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Orch/o
Orchi/o Orchid/o Test/o |
Testis; testes
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Orchitis
Testectomy |
Inflammation of the testes
Excision of the testes |
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Perine/o
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Perineum
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Perineal
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Pertaining to the perineum
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Varic/o
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Dilated vein
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Varicocele
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Swelling (-cele) of a dilated vein
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Vas/o
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Vessel; vas deferens; duct
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Vasectomy
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removal of the vas deferens
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Azot/o
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Nitrogenous compounds
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Oliguria
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Diminished capacity to form and pass urine, resulting from inefficient excretion of the end products of metabolism
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Crypt/o
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Hidden
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Cryptorchidism
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Condition of hidden testes
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Kal/i
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Potassium
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Hypokalemia
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abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood
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Noct/o
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Night
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Olig/o
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Scanty
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Oligospermia
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Condition of scanty production of sperm
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Py/o
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Pus
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Pyorrhea
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Flow or discharge of pus
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-spadias
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Slit; fissure
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Hypospadias
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A fissure under the penis
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-uria
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Urine
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Polyuria
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Much excretion of urine
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Azotemia
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Retention of excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds (urea, creatinine, uric acid) in the blood; uremia
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Dysuria
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Painful or difficult urination
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Enuresis
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Involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence
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Micturate
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To urinate or void
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Calc/o
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Calcium
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Crin/o
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Secrete
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Endocrinology
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Study of endocrine glands and their function
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Gluc/o
Glyc/o Glycos/o |
Sugar; sweetness
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Glucogenesis
Hypoglycemia Glycosuria |
Forming or producing glucose
Abnormally low level of glucose in the blood Abnormal amount of glucose in the urine |
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Diuresis
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Increased formation and secretion of urine
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Hirsutism
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Excessive distribution of body hair; especially in women
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Virile
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Masculine or having characteristics of a man
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Hypervolemia
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Abnormal increase in the volume or circulating fluid (plasma) in the body
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Virilism
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Masculinization in a woman or development of male secondary sex characteristics in a woman
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