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Pronunciation: /ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən/

operation

Definition

A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. Also called surgery.

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Eligard

angiogenesis inhibitor

basophil

lung disorder

circulating tumor cell

Bence Jones protein

lactose intolerance

solid tumor

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autologous anti-ICAM-1-CAR-CD28-4-1BB-CD3zeta-expressing T cells AIC100

Vaso-Pav

BD2-selective BET inhibitor NUV-868

anti-DKK1 monoclonal antibody JS015

CUX1 wt allele

procaspase activating compound-1 VO-100

FU-LV regimen

allogeneic anti-BCMA CAR T cells ALLO-605

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null allele

X-linked recessive inheritance

metachronous cancer

genetic marker

nonsense variant

deletion

translocation

new mutation

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