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Pronunciation: /ˈsərʤəri/

surgery

Definition

A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. Also called operation.

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lymphoblastic

whole-brain radiation therapy

HIPAA

stage 0 testicular carcinoma in situ

chromosome 17p deletion

immunohemolytic anemia

non-small cell lung cancer

hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident

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Anti-B7-H4/ TOP1i Antibody-drug Conjugate AZD8205

Ad-sig-hMUC-1/ecdCD40L vaccine

tosedostat

lisdexamfetamine dimesylate

bexarotene

CB10-277

inulin

epothilone KOS-1584

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affected individual

predisposing mutation

phenocopy

heteroduplex analysis

founder variant

genetic predisposition

unaffected individual

chromosomal instability

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