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pleural effusion

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Pronunciation: /pleural* effusion*/

pleural effusion

Definition

An abnormal collection of fluid between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the lung and the wall of the chest cavity.

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gynecologist

kelp

stage II maxillary sinus cancer

infantile hemangiopericytoma

Akt

contracture

PEG-Intron

retifanlimab

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anti-epidermal growth factor receptor 2 antibody expressing pluripotent killer T lymphocytes

omiganan pentahydrochloride

anti-claudin 18.2 antibody-drug conjugate CPO102

poly-alendronate dextran-guanidine conjugate

MEK inhibitor NFX-179

necitumumab

alpha-methyl-4-deoxy-4-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucopyranoside

upacicalcet sodium hydrate

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codon

late or variable onset

consanguinity

linkage analysis

double heterozygosity

logarithm of the odds score

sebaceoma

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