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Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri ˈsərʤəri/

exploratory surgery

Definition

Surgery to look inside the body to help make a diagnosis.

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early-stage cancer

pediatrician

sorrel

subglottis

gestational trophoblastic tumor

post-traumatic stress disorder

mammalian target of rapamycin

lumpectomy

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ABT-751

sugammadex sodium

Endep

CD40 agonist monoclonal antibody CP-870,893

briquilimab

preimplantation factor PIF-1

allogeneic CD19-specific CAR-modified CD8 plus central memory-derived virus-specific T cells

VIP regimen

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family cancer syndrome

base pair

epigenetic alteration

splice-site mutation

microsatellite

cutaneous lichen amyloidosis

SDR

SNP

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