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it comes from the greek prefix photo, a form of the greek word phos which means light, and sythesis from latin synthesis "collection, set, composition (of a medication)," from greek synthesis "composition," from syntithenai "put together, combine," from syn- "together" + tithenai "put, place," from base *dhe- "to put, to do".

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