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Pronunciation: /sigmoidoscope*/

sigmoidoscope

Definition

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A sigmoidoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.

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papillary tumor

low-dose chemotherapy

high-grade lymphoma

androstanolone

metaplastic carcinoma

digital photography

PGE1

patient care costs

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autologous gamma-retroviral MSGV1 139 scFv EGFRvIII CAR gene-modified T cells

adenovirus encoding tyrosinase/MART-1/MAGEA6-transduced autologous dendritic cell vaccine

Lithane

mometasone furoate

copper Cu 64 plerixafor

omega-3 fatty acid

allogeneic CD22-specific universal CAR-expressing T lymphocytes UCART22

OPCs/green tea,/spirullina/curcumin/antrodia camphorate/fermented soymilk extract capsule

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variant of unknown significance

noncarrier

locus heterogeneity

linkage

whole exome sequencing

synchronous cancer

FISH

GWAS

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