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Pronunciation: /ˈdɪstəl/

distal

Definition

In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part. For example, the fingers are distal to the shoulder. The opposite is proximal.

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endogenous

Data and Safety Monitoring Board

LEEP

Venclexta

urachus

carboplatin-paclitaxel-bevacizumab regimen

stereotaxic procedure

filler

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Eg5 kinesin-related motor protein inhibitor ARQ 621

indium In 111 tabituximab barzuxetan

Briviact

meclocycline sulfosalicylate

CD137L/Epstein-Barr virus-targeting autologous dendritic cell vaccine

autologous TGFbeta-resistant HER2/EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

efineptakin alfa

allogeneic CD34-positive enriched peripheral blood stem cells

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indeterminate result

trinucleotide repeat

sporadic cancer

phenotype

pedigree

unclassified variant

frameshift mutation

genomic imprinting

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