| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| academia | (noun) the academic world | Synonyms: academe |
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| acetonemia | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: ketonemia, ketosis |
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| achromia | (noun) an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells | - |
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| acidemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale) | - |
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| adynamia | (noun) lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness) | - |
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| afibrinogenemia | (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding | - |
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| agammaglobulinemia | (noun) a rare immunological disorder characterized by the virtual absence of gamma globulin in the blood and consequent susceptibility to infection | - |
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| alkalemia | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale) | - |
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| anaemia | (noun) a deficiency of red blood cells | Synonyms: anemia |
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| (noun) a lack of vitality | Synonyms: anemia |
| analbuminemia | (noun) an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum | - |
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| anemia | (noun) a deficiency of red blood cells | Synonyms: anaemia |
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| (noun) a lack of vitality | Synonyms: anaemia |
| anomia | (noun) inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects | Synonyms: amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia, anomic aphasia, nominal aphasia |
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| anorgasmia | (noun) absence of an orgasm in sexual relations | - |
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| anosmia | (noun) absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages) | - |
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| anoxemia | (noun) abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood | - |
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| apolemia | (noun) large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long | - |
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| arrhythmia | (noun) an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart | Synonyms: cardiac arrhythmia |
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| astigmia | (noun) (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point | Synonyms: astigmatism |
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| (noun) (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people | Synonyms: astigmatism |
| azotaemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotemia, uraemia, uremia |
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| azotemia | (noun) accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine | Synonyms: azotaemia, uraemia, uremia |
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| azymia | (noun) absence of an enzyme | - |
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| bacteremia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteriaemia, bacteriemia |
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| bacteriaemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriemia |
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| bacteriemia | (noun) transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood | Synonyms: bacteremia, bacteriaemia |
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| bohemia | (noun) a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style | - |
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| bulimia | (noun) pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) | - |
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| (noun) a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation | Synonyms: binge-eating syndrome |
| carotenemia | (noun) excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color | Synonyms: xanthemia |
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| catathymia | (noun) A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions. | - |
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| ceratozamia | (noun) a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico | - |
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| cyclothymia | (noun) a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time | Synonyms: cyclic disorder, cyclothymic disorder |
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| dichromia | (noun) a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) | Synonyms: dichromacy, dichromasy, dichromatism, dichromatopsia |
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| dysomia | (noun) impairment of the sense of smell | - |
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| dysosmia | (noun) a disorder in the sense of smell | Synonyms: olfactory impairment, parosamia |
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| dysthymia | (noun) mild chronic depression | Synonyms: dysthymic depression |
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| enterotoxemia | (noun) a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines | - |
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| galactosemia | (noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth | - |
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| haemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: hemoglobinemia |
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| hemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: haemoglobinemia |
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| hydremia | (noun) blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood | - |
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| hyperaemia | (noun) increased blood in an organ or other body part | Synonyms: hyperemia |
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| hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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| hyperbilirubinemia | (noun) abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood | - |
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| hypercalcaemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcemia |
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| hypercalcemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcaemia |
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| hypercholesteremia | (noun) the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis | Synonyms: hypercholesterolemia |
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| hypercholesterolemia | (noun) the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis | Synonyms: hypercholesteremia |
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| hyperemia | (noun) increased blood in an organ or other body part | Synonyms: hyperaemia |
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| hyperglycaemia | (noun) abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | Synonyms: hyperglycemia |
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| hyperglycemia | (noun) abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | Synonyms: hyperglycaemia |
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| hyperkalemia | (noun) higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs | - |
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| hyperlipaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypernatremia | (noun) excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus | - |
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| hyperthermia | (noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | Synonyms: hyperthermy |
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| hypervolaemia | (noun) a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood | Synonyms: hypervolemia |
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| hypervolemia | (noun) a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood | Synonyms: hypervolaemia |
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| hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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| hypocalcaemia | (noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | Synonyms: hypocalcemia |
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| hypocalcemia | (noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency | Synonyms: hypocalcaemia |
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| hypogammaglobulinemia | (noun) an abnormally low concentration of gamma globulin in the blood and increased risk of infection | - |
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| hypoglycaemia | (noun) abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | Synonyms: hypoglycemia |
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| hypoglycemia | (noun) abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet | Synonyms: hypoglycaemia |
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| hypokalemia | (noun) abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics | - |
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| hypolipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hyponatremia | (noun) abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration | - |
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| hypoproteinemia | (noun) abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders | - |
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| hyposmia | (noun) lessened sensitivity to odors | - |
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| hypothermia | (noun) subnormal body temperature | - |
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| hypothrombinemia | (noun) a low level of prothrombin (factor II) in the circulating blood; results in long clotting time and poor clot formation and sometimes excessive bleeding; can result from vitamin K deficiency | - |
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| hypovolaemia | (noun) a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood | Synonyms: hypovolemia |
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| hypovolemia | (noun) a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood | Synonyms: hypovolaemia |
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| ischaemia | (noun) local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism | Synonyms: ischemia |
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| ischemia | (noun) local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism | Synonyms: ischaemia |
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| kalemia | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood | - |
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| kalmia | (noun) any plant of the genus Kalmia | - |
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| keratodermia | (noun) any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny | Synonyms: keratoderma |
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| ketonemia | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: acetonemia, ketosis |
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| lamia | (noun) (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living | Synonyms: vampire |
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| leucaemia | (noun) malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | Synonyms: cancer of the blood, leukaemia, leukemia |
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| leukaemia | (noun) malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | Synonyms: cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukemia |
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| leukemia | (noun) malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | Synonyms: cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia |
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| lipaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia |
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| lysinemia | (noun) an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation | - |
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| macadamia | (noun) any tree of the genus Macadamia | Synonyms: macadamia tree |
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| macrozamia | (noun) any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia | - |
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| monochromia | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromatism |
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| nanomia | (noun) small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey | - |
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| nomia | (noun) a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes | Synonyms: genus Nomia |
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| normothermia | (noun) normal body temperature | - |
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