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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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immune system disorder

DNA repair deficiency syndrome

nodular parenchyma

Botox

motor

AML-MRC

stage II endometrial stromal sarcoma

gold fiducial markers

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RET inhibitor TY-1091

iodine I 123 iodometomidate

multisubtype natural human leukocyte interferon alpha

Maraba oncolytic virus expressing mutant HPV E6/E7

carbon C 14 ibcasertib

PI3K/mTOR dual kinase inhibitor XL765

anti-CFH monoclonal antibody GT103

neoantigen-based therapeutic cancer vaccine GRT-C903

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inherited cancer syndrome

linkage disequilibrium

ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative breast cancer

genetic screening

informed consent

germline mosaicism

cytogenetics

informative

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