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Pronunciation: /mæˈstɛktəmi/

mastectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove part or all of the breast. There are different types of mastectomy that differ in the amount of tissue and lymph nodes removed.

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intramuscular injection

cryopreservation

ribonucleic acid

Emend

upper extremity

sirolimus protein-bound particles

lutetium Lu 177-dotatate

arzoxifene hydrochloride

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EGFR mutant-selective inhibitor QLH11811

recombinant 70-kD heat-shock protein

ovarian tumor antigen-activated autologous dendritic cell vaccine

nicotinamide riboside

Zinplava

ferumoxtran-10

mecobalamin

anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody MIL95

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epigenetic alteration

single nucleotide polymorphism

autosomal dominant inheritance

RNA splicing

genetic heterogeneity

telomere

microsatellite instability

cascade genetic testing

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