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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits cleft lip?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits facial anatomy?",
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    "Should cleft lip be a separate entry?",
    "How should anatomy ontologies be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged a crude alias that should be removed"
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