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Pronunciation: /laɪˈgeɪʃən/

ligation

Definition

The process of tying off blood vessels so that blood cannot flow to a part of the body or to a tumor.

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bone marrow biopsy

compound

sialyl Tn-KLH

carvedilol phosphate

healthy control

scatter radiation

anaplastic

vocational rehabilitation counselor

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KRAS G12C inhibitor BPI-421286

sapacitabine

allogeneic mesothelioma tumor lysate-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

enasidenib mesylate

plant-derived hematopoiesis enhancer PG2

Rybelsus

Norcept-E

anti-Claudin 18.2 monoclonal antibody M108

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DNA

affected individual

frameshift mutation

de novo variant

false-positive result

allele

genetic predisposition

chromosomal instability

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