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Pronunciation: /ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən/

irrigation

Definition

In medicine, washing out an organ (such as the stomach or colon), a body cavity, or a wound by flushing it with a fluid. Also called lavage.

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FOLFIRI

stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ on the eyelid

gastric atrophy

renal cell carcinoma

chemosensitizer

anti-mesothelin monoclonal antibody MORAb-009

drain

recombinant human methionyl stem cell factor

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EGFR inhibitor ASP8273

iodine I 131 omburtamab

Puricase

extended release bupivacaine hydrochloride resorbable matrix formulation

anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody DI-B4

anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody MDX-1342

carboxyamidotriazole

TachoSil

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melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

massively parallel sequencing

late or variable onset

aneuploidy

germline mutation

loss of heterozygosity

chromosomal instability

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

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