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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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optical coherence tomography

non-myeloablative transplant

sternum

stage IIIB intraocular melanoma of the ciliary body and choroid

mammography

sentinel lymph node biopsy

milligram

epidermal growth factor receptor

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ulixertinib

Duolite AP143 Resin

autologous CMV-pp65-LAMP mRNA-loaded monocyte vaccine MT-201-GBM

fluorine F 18-6-fluorodopamine

CD80 breast cancer vaccine

aumolertinib

human-derived Enterococcus strain MNC-168

glisoxepide

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surveillance

polymerase chain reaction

D’Amico criteria

second-degree relative

specificity

triple-negative breast cancer

PRS

deleterious mutation

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