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Pronunciation: /ostomy*/

ostomy

Definition

An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies.

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antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride

pexidartinib hydrochloride

MEK inhibitor AZD6244

extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma

ADI-PEG 20

angelica root

Plan B

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autologous MAGE-C2-specific HLA-A2-restricted TCR T lymphocytes

Coversin

Sufenta

BTK degrader HSK29116

autologous natural killer cells SNK01

total tumor mRNA-pulsed tumor-specific ex vivo-expanded autologous lymphocyte transfer cells

lead Pb 212 TCMC-trastuzumab

mocetinostat

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positive predictive value

genetic susceptibility

homozygous genotype

multigene panel test

autosomal recessive inheritance

congenital

hereditary predisposition

loss of heterozygosity

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