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Pronunciation: /lobectomy*/

lobectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove a whole lobe (section) of an organ (such as the lungs, liver, brain, or thyroid gland).

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postoperative

myocarditis

HIV

stage IV adenosarcoma of the uterus

methoxyamine hydrochloride

trigger point acupuncture

albinism

CEV

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HIF-2alpha inhibitor PT2385

rilimogene glafolivec

Valtrex

avasopasem manganese

AKT 1/2 inhibitor BAY1125976

Vistogard

autologous PBMCs in GM-CSF

autologous melanoma lysate/NY-ESO-1-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

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incomplete penetrance

nonsense mutation

loss of heterozygosity

variant of unknown significance

cascade screening

informative

polymorphism

antioncogene

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