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Pronunciation: /thoracentesis*/

thoracentesis

Definition

Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs.

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pancreatic cancer

sham therapy

thyroxine

tailbone

oligodendroglioma

SU101

open label study

ameloblastoma

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CD122-selective IL-2/Anti-CD25 antibody-like fusion protein ANV419

pegylated liposomal mitoxantrone hydrochloride

selective cytokine inhibitory drug CC-1088

oral picoplatin

activated marrow infiltrating lymphocytes

autologous mRNA-encoding NSCLC neoantigens dendritic cell vaccine

anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody BCD-135

rusfertide

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depth of coverage

HLOD score

sebaceoma

antioncogene

trisomy

negative predictive value

heteroduplex analysis

intron

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